Acetone and similar VOCs pose endocrine and reproductive risks as well, with the potential to shift the way hormones like ...

Despite their storied history, history deemed braided hair as not buttoned-up enough for formal events. For as long as I can remember, the general guidance was to swap out your braids and plaits for ...

A beauty writer takes us into her service at Harlem's luxury African braiding shop (and why it's worth the price).

Braiding traditions across the African diaspora both predate and defy the colonial confines set forth to erase and subjugate Black communities. Intricate cornrows in particular—whether they are the ...

By the time Diessou Kante opened JolieDen’s Beauty Bar in 2018, she already knew what she didn’t want. She’d spent years ...

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Whether they want to streamline their beauty regimen, add some gorgeousness before vacation, or prepare their little ones for a few weeks at sleepaway camp, many Black people will pick braided ...

To playwright Jocelyn Bioh, the African hair braiders of Harlem are icons. “They’re a large part of the economy of Harlem,” Bioh said of the Manhattan neighborhood. “Those are women-owned businesses, ...

My first glimpse of Moses Ingram as Inquisitor Reva Sevander in the teaser trailer for the Disney+ show “Obi-Wan Kenobi” transported me way back, beyond the days when I watched my family’s VHS tapes ...

This show is expanding beyond Broadway to introduce newcomers to the virtual theater scene. For those unable to catch “Jaja’s African Hair Braiding” on Broadway, the show will be available on ...

Critics argue that boycotting businesses owned by fellow Black people, regardless of origin, diverts energy and resources from the larger struggle against systemic racism and discrimination. An ...