Hairstyles such as dreadlocks, cornrows and afros could soon be expressly allowed and protected against discrimination in Wake County schools. The Wake County school board’s policy committee backed ...

My first glimpse of Moses Ingram as Inquisitor Reva Sevander in the teaser trailer for the Disney+ show “Obi-Wan Kenobi” transported me way back, beyond the days when I watched my family’s VHS tapes ...

Learn how to create stunning cornrow braids with extensions in this in-depth, step-by-step hair tutorial by Maryam Hampton. Discover how to part your hair, add synthetic extensions, and achieve a ...

As a private school, the Immaculate Conception Catholic Academy in Jamaica, Queens, has considerable leeway to set a dress code and grooming rules for students it educates. Most religious schools are ...

Word to the wise: it’s time to swap your braided topknot for a cornrow ponytail. First made popular via Brandy as Moesha Mitchell, Janet Jackson in Poetic Justice, and other ‘90s Black television show ...

Many women across and beyond Africa are adopting freehand hairstyles without braids. This is primarily because they protect the natural hair from damage. The hairstyles also keep the hair moisturized, ...