A Jheri curl is a hairstyle that was popular among Black folks during the late 1970s (hitting its peak in the '80s and early ...

Then we catch up with Danielle Brazell, the new general manager of L.A.’s cultural affairs department. Next: the filmmaker behind the Twitter meme-turned-movie “Dear White People” on race and identity ...

Four years ago, a young filmmaker named Justin Simien started tweeting as @DearWhitePeople, with missives like: “Dear White People: The single ladies dance is dead. Please turn off your webcams and go ...

The last time I saw someone wear a Jheri curl with a straight face was in the summer of 2015. In June of that year, retired NBA point guard Baron Davis appeared on ESPN’s First Take sporting a ...

As much respect is paid to the pioneers of r&b, the performers in the 1950s, '60s and '70s who created the rich musical tapestry that is still providing inspiration today, decidedly less attention ...

To celebrate the life of the black hair-care entrepreneur who helped bring Jheri Curls to the masses, we decided to take a look back at the most important Jheri Curls in pop-culture history.

Comer Cottrell, Creator Of The People's Jheri Curl, Dies At 82. October 11, 2014 8:32 AM ET. By . Karen Grigsby Bates Enlarge this image. Comer Cottrell, right, confers with adman Jerry Metcalf in ...

Next up at East West Players, playwright Inda Craig-Galván’s The Great Jheri Curl Debate opening September 17 (with previews beginning September 15). Scarlett Kim directs the cast of Julanne ...

The 70s and 80s will be remembered by many as the era of disco and Dynasty. But for some of us, those years were marked by the rise of the Jheri Curl. Named for stylist Jheri Redding, the Jheri ...