As a girl, if you grew up in Nigeria, chances are your hair has been through more transformations than you can count. In this part of the world, hair is never just hair. It is culture, identity, ...

A contemporary photographer pays homage to the late J.D. ’Okhai Ojeikere, famous for his images of Nigerian women’s hair. With her project Chroma, photographer and artist Medina Sage Dugger pays ...

BAY SHORE, New York (WABC) -- Long Island's K&D African Hair Braiding salon has been the go-to spot in Bay Shore for 25 years, offering more than 70 African hair braiding styles for customers to ...

There will never come a time when Black women’s hair doesn’t captivate observers, but photographer Medina Dugger is making it a point to ensure the gaze through which one sees Black hair is one of ...

In ancient African societies, the hairstyle was a significant element and an integral part of our cultural identity and beauty. Here’s a look at five unique African hairstyles that originated on the ...

Much like the 100 Years of Beauty series from WatchCut Video, bloggers from the Black & Beautiful blog dedicated a video to Nigerian hairstyles throughout the years. Starting from the early 1900’s ...

One thing to know about cultural appropriation—it’s a global phenomenon. That’s why it isn’t terribly surprising that a hair salon in Brussels, Belgium, used the image of the culture vulture queen ...

She proudly continues, “So many wrong things are said about how it grows from our head, but to think that beauty is only sleek or wavy is crazy.” When looking at all the hairstyles such as the ’70s ...

There will never come a time when Black women’s hair doesn’t captivate observers, but photographer Medina Dugger is making it a point to ensure the gaze through which one sees Black hair is one of ...