Historically, beauty standards have favored straight hair and stigmatized textured hair as being unprofessional or messy. But in many Black and brown communities, hair has a cultural significance with ...

As a historian and hairstylist, the owner of community salon Rizo Libre wants her services to go far beyond hair. Afro hair is not just a matter of aesthetics and fashion. Enslaved people used to ...

Growing up, I didn't see a lot of girls confidently sporting their natural curls in TV shows or films. There was Jennifer Beals's famous "Flashdance" curls in the 1983 film, but that was a rarity I ...

Curly extensions didn’t enter my mind as a possibility as a teenager. Growing up in a predominantly white area, all my friends went clip-in mad around 15 but I don’t think I put much thought into ...

For the past three years or so, I've been on a quest to get the perfect honey highlights. I've been craving something lighter than a caramel but warmer than your typical blond hue, but the art of ...

Carolina Contreras started having her hair straightened at a very young age. Contreras, who is Dominican American, says her mother reached for the relaxer at the first sign of new growth, leaving her ...

For me – and many other Black men – my experience of hair begins and ends in the barbershop. But as my two daughters get older, I’m determined to make ‘salon night’ pain free – and maybe even enjoyabl ...

Explore the ultimate collection of afro and curly hair tutorials! In this video, I share styling tips, cosplay hair ideas, and creative ways to celebrate your natural texture. Learn how to create ...

The complexities of feelings and emotions of wearing your natural, Afro-textured hair have been well documented over the years through spaces like the YouTube natural hair community, Black spaces like ...

APPLETON - Fox Valley community organization People of Progression and Taperz Barbershop are looking to close the Fox Cities hair equality gap by hosting the area's first educational fair on caring ...

What started as a small salon in the ’70s has since expanded into a national hair care brand with two flagship stores in the city. When curly clients enter “The House of Bumble,” they feel as though ...