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

A recent report about cancerous synthetic hair extensions has sparked a heated conversation around Black beauty and health.

It’s been said that a woman’s hair is her crown and glory. The latest issue of Sheen Magazine highlights the story of a ...

To say the Black experience is multifaceted would be an understatement. For nearly 500 years, the global African diaspora has blended West and Central African foods, religions, and practices with ...

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with video game designer and UC Santa Cruz professor A.M. Darke, about her work on a new computer algorithm that more accurately illustrates Black hair.

Discover the trailblazing efforts of Carole Simpson, Dorothy Gilliam, Belva Davis, and Melba Tolliver, who broke barriers in ...

Photos: Priya Suresh Kambli, Jennifer Osborne, Koral Carballo and Anna Neubauer / Leica Women Foto Project Award 2025. Leica ...

AFRO-American Newspapers' current CEO, Dr. Frances "Toni" Draper, pays tribute to her mother, Frances L. Murphy II, and her family's legacy of trailblazing women in journalism. The AFRO has a rich ...

Dr. Frances “Toni” Draper is publisher and CEO of the AFRO-American Newspapers. This week, she speaks to the many women in the publication’s history. (Photo courtesy of P.A. Greene ...

According to Consumer Reports, synthetic hair products widely used especially among women of African descent, are linked to cancer. A study tested 10 popular synthetic brands. Carcinogens were found ...

I knew that healing through the hair had everything to do with the Spirit of God and the Spirit of that tall, beautiful afro tree. One of Brantley’s missions is to “heal through the hair ...