Braiding is more than a hairstyle. For generations, African American hair braiding styles have held deep cultural ...

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

Yet, time and again, these same styles—rooted in the stories and struggles of Black women—are appropriated, taken and displayed on non-Black bodies. In contrast, Black women are ridiculed or even ...

"Getting to the Root" is an art exhibition curated by Amber C. Coleman, Jazmine Beatty, Tehan Ketema and Olivia Richardson, focusing on Black hair culture and the social perceptions surrounding Black ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Students at Wellington Elementary School in Louisville are embracing the history and culture of Black hair. The program is called "The Culture of the Crown." Students ...

EXPLORES THE RICH HISTORY OF HAIR IN TODAY’S AGE. HAIR IS REFERRED TO AS OUR CROWN IN BLACK CULTURE. IT’S A SYMBOL OF BEAUTY, IDENTITY AND EXPRESSION FROM THE LAID EDGES TO THE NAPS IN THE ...

Black was being listed as, like, a color but not a culture. So my first initial results were like animals and fur. When I searched for Afro hair, then there were derogatory depictions of Black people, ...

️ WATCH BELOW... 'Their Beautiful Roots': Black women discuss complex relationship between hair, culture and health The conversation explored diverse hairstyles, the pressure to conform ...

10TV wanted to speak with a roundtable of Black women in the community about their hair. So, we enlisted the help of the local non-profit Black Girl Rising, Inc. The group's self-described mission ...