Three of Opoku-Acheampong’s friends are the subjects of “Textures,” and they reveal tiresome parts of their hair-care routines that most Black women endure behind closed doors.

Because of these situations, the study conducted by Dove found that Black women are 80% more likely to change their natural hair to meet social norms or expectations and are 1.5 times more likely ...

For her, Black women are losing their hair because they lack education about it. “If you are wearing protective styles more than you are wearing your real hair that is a problem.” Jasmine Collins ...

The so-called Crown Act was signed by Missouri Governor Mike Kehoe on July 9. Missouri became the 28th state to pass ...

Unfortunately, the policing of Black hair is not isolated or new. Although their sustained work within race, gender, and class oppression is well-known, Black women's hair often leads the ...

For Black women, hair is always a journey — from experimenting with different styles to dealing with stereotypes of Black hair. And for Black transgender women, hair takes on a whole new meaning ...

A new documentary, “Pretty Shouldn’t Hurt,” examines why one-third of women with protective styles are losing their hair. Protective hairstyles, a term used to refer to such styles as braids ...

WASHINGTON -- Black women can tell hair-raising stories about their trials and tribulations with their hair. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, proudly wore a smaller, Angela Davis-type Afro during ...

An estimated one-third of African-American women suffer from traction alopecia, a form of gradual hair loss. They say certain scalp-pulling hairstyles can cause damage to the hair follicle from ...