As exciting as it is to have a silk press appointment on your calendar, many Black women harbor a quiet fear that the heat ...

Braids also carry so much history, so many crucial reminders. Cornrow designs once mapped escape routes during slavery. Women braided grains of rice into their hair for sustenance on their journeys, ...

You’re not alone if you worry about how much hair you’re losing in the shower. “Patients ask me about this all the time,” says Sarah Allen, MD, a board-certified internal medicine physician and the ...

Thoufeek Zakriya grew up in the orbit of the Paradesi synagogue. He collected many of the handwritten recipes that survive, ...

A vibrating violin behind a fiery curtain, a Greek cruise ship singer and a song about star-crossed planets are among the ...

Kameirah Johnson, a Lakeside School senior from Seattle, was chosen as a Doodle for Google finalist from a national pool of ...

Iyela Pinkston looked up at her grandma. From the leather couch, the 12-year-old was surrounded by familiar dryers, empty swivel seats and gathered tools. Jo Lavette Pressey's Salon Ollaé was then ...

After weeks of practicing, Strider Patton finally nailed it. He wove double French braids into his toddler's brown hair. He dressed her up and took her to the park. It didn't take long for a woman to ...

Louisiana, a state notorious for high occupational licensing barriers and below-average household median income, may soon create one of the strictest hair braiding licensing requirements in the ...

When you walk into the Naturally Isis salon off Preston Road in North Dallas, you can feel the joy. Owner and hairstylist Isis Brantley radiates that same energy. "I feel the waves of the energy ...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KERO) — African braids remain a powerful staple within the Black community deeply rooted in tradition, identity and resilience. In honor of Black History Month, I took a closer ...

When Consumer Reports published findings from tests conducted on several synthetic braiding hair products in 2025, we detected heavy metals like lead in 90 percent and volatile organic compounds (VOCs ...