TV and Black Girl Rising, Inc. convened a roundtable of Black women to discuss the complex relationship between hair, culture ...

I write about Black and neurodivergent identity in the workplace. I was seven years old when I first got my hair straightened. I remember feeling more beautiful. I went to a predominantly white ...

From a young age, Victoria Okwudi, Nurs ’25, was drawn to the art of braiding and styling Black hair. She grew up in ...

Both white and African American women straightened their hair in order to wear this style. Hair pins gained popularity during this period, both as a method of creating tight curls in shorter hair ...

"It’s not just about me,” Mitchell-Wells said. “It's about my mom, my grandma and my ancestors. Hair holds power. Changing it ...

T Charles Erickson Share “Jaja’s African Hair Braiding ... the unique beauty of Black hair. “Chicago is my community and my home,” said director Whitney White, Tony-nominated for ...