Teen Vogue drew the ire of #BlackTwitter again, after running an editorial about Senegalese Twists that featured mostly White and light skinned women. This all began when Elaine Welteroth, the ...
It’s true, braids are some of the most classic and beloved travel hairstyles for Black women. When globetrotting around the world, the last thing we want to worry about is having to upkeep a ...
Kay Porter chemically straightened her hair in 1970 after racial segregation ended at Dwight Rich Middle School and busing started in Lansing. Porter was starting seventh grade and worried about how ...
Braids have been an essential part of Black hair traditions across cultures for centuries. From ancient African civilizations ...
As a black woman, I knew that mothering three daughters meant a great deal of my time was going to be devoted to doing hair. The rituals hadn’t changed much since my sisters and I were young. Our ...