Occupational studies stretching back decades have found an increased risk of bladder cancer among hairdressers.

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

"It’s rough growing up when people keep telling you 'you don’t act Black' yet you don’t look white. It could be awkward going ...

Dakar Harrigan and Marquis Brooks are breaking barriers in a community where there aren't many barbers who look like them.

Dakar Harrigan and Marquis Brooks, both Monterey County natives, are breaking barriers in a community where there aren't many barbers who look like them.

As a Black woman, I can never easily walk into an unknown hair salon and get serviced due to the lack of education around ...

Black History Month kicks off on Saturday, Feb. 1, 2025, and events throughout metro Detroit are honoring the history, culture and legacy of African Americans.

Nikki White says the Umoja Learning Community gave her the resources to succeed. The program is dedicated to the growth and success of African American students.

C.B. Claiborne’s Duke basketball story is worth remembering, and preserving. After a film screening highlighting the Blue ...

Taraji P. Henson recalled an incident on a magazine shoot where a stylist who didn't know how to do Black hair damaged hers with a root booster. Henson considered asking for a new stylist but was ...

Although the first celebration of Black History Month was in 1970 ... who invented a line of African American hair products, according to biography.com, after suffering from a scalp ailment ...