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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Black-owned hair care companies are growing, increasing their market share to $2.5 billion in 2021, according to Mintel, spawning waves of Black, female hair-care enthusiasts with business acumen.

In “The Hair Tales,” the series’s host, Tracee Ellis Ross, left, speaks to an array of Black women about their hair, including Oprah Winfrey, who is also an executive producer.