For Birhan, a 37-year-old bride-to-be in Dallas with both Ethiopian and Eritrean roots, the decision to get her hair braided for her mels, or reception, wasn’t about vanity—it was about return. About ...

If someone found my lynched and decapitated body lying under a Confederate flag with a “Make America Great Again!” baseball cap nearby, chances are you’d still be able to identify […] ...

La Jolla Playhouse recently opened a production of Jocelyn Bioh's Tony Award-winning play "Jaja's African Hair Braiding." Set in a Harlem hair braiding salon, the story explores love, family, ...

Hollywood icons like Campbell have been serving major Afro inspiration lately. At the 2025 Met Gala, Doechii wore her own ...

For a long time, girls with textured hair hid, straightened, and tortured what was part of their identity. Those days are ...

George E. Johnson built Afro Sheen, backed Soul Train, and launched the first Black-owned company on the American Stock ...