African-American women know well the work and time it takes to keep their hair healthy, styled and maintained. But what happens when you’re the non-black parent of an African-American girl? How does ...

As if facing backlash for being accused of wearing blackface weren’t enough, Kim Kardashian is playing in the arena of cultural appropriation once again thanks to her latest “Bo Derek“-inspired ...

On a recent night at the Lock Loft Salon in Vancouver, Amber Starks' hands worked almost as fast as her young customer's mouth. While Starks turned her customer's frizzy pile of brown hair into row ...

Standing as a hairstyle with deep roots in Black culture, people have worn cornrow braids for centuries. Originating in Africa, cornrows represent not just a form of hair styling, but also a rich ...

After seeing her mother’s friend braid her older sister’s hair, Davette Mabrie took up the craft at 14. She’d braid hair for hours on the front porch of her family’s home in South Central Los Angeles.

Kim Kardashian, has been continuously called out for culturally appropriating black hairstyles in the past, but it appears the backlash hasn't had a lasting impact on her hairstyles. Over the weekend, ...

We call it a ‘crown’ for a reason. Hair holds different meanings and symbolisms to different people but few can deny the power it holds in celebrating a shared history. For years, Black women in South ...