When I was much younger, in my first job working in politics, a senior colleague loudly suggested that I use a "garden rake" to "sort out" my Afro hair. I remember the sting of being singled out in ...

Afro hair in the workplace is likely to impact a person's job prospects, a new report has found. Respondents in a survey were given a real incident of Afro hair discrimination - when a woman did not ...

Afro hair is full of coils that need special care in order for them to be effectively detangled. So finding the right tools is key to maintaining these types of tresses. Black hair textures are vastly ...

For many black women, the perception of having 'beautiful hair' is an embedded part of their core - it's part of the way of life. Hair is an important aspect of black female culture and we're happy to ...

There are hundreds of thousands of social media posts discussing Afro hair, with over four million posts using the hashtag #afrohair on Instagram and almost 450,000 on TikTok alone. With such a high ...

Today marks World Afro Day. Founded by CEO Michelle De Leon and run alongside director Denese Chikwendu, it is described as "A global day of change, education and celebration of Afro hair, culture and ...

Standard follicular unit extraction (FUE) uses a tiny punch to remove hair. With straight hair, the root goes straight down. With Afro hair, the root curves. If the surgeon guesses the angle wrong, ...

New research released in conjunction with World Afro Day has found that those with Afro hair are forced to pay more, travel further and wait longer for salon appointments than other hair types, with a ...

A group of campaigners wants discrimination towards people with afro-textured hair to be officially classed as a form of racism. A letter signed by Members of Parliament (MPs) Kim Johnson and Wera ...

What do Solange, Tracee Ellis Ross and Yara Shahidi all have in common? Well, aside from their A-List style credentials, they’re all masters of experimenting with the versatility of Afro hair. From ...