Let's Talk About Wigs And Race
The first – and last – time anyone ever accused me of wearing a wig was during Freshers’ Week, when, sporting my Trinity
View ArticleMeet The Woman Who Does Oprah's Hair
Oprah’s personal hairstylist, Nicole Mangrum, shares her advice about maintaining your crowning glory.
View ArticleThe Big Chop: The Black Woman As A Gender Non-Conforming Agent Of Style
The summer of my sophomore year of college, my mother and I walked into a nail salon across the street from the YMCA, where
View Article'DWP''s Antoinette Robertson: Black Women Can Be Woke And Wear A Weave
The actress talked to HuffPost about why we shouldn't be placed in boxes.
View ArticleAva DuVernay Acknowledges The 'Magic' Of Black Hair And Her Own Luxurious Locs
"I always loved locs," she wrote on Instagram.
View ArticleBarber Provides Free Haircuts To Men Looking To Land Job Interviews
#TheGiveBack is real. He's also giving free cuts to kids with good grades.
View ArticleSolange Tells Magazine 'Don't Touch My Hair' After Her Braided Crown Is...
The London Evening Standard spoke to the singer about the importance of black hair, then removed part of hers from the cover.
View Article'Black Panther' Hairstylist On Creating Wakanda's Free And Futuristic Black Hair
Camille Friend discusses the challenges of developing a new African-based aesthetic.
View ArticleMississippi School Finds No Evidence Principal Cut Student's Hair Without...
“[W]e found absolutely no evidence ... that his allegations of having his hair cut at school exist."
View ArticleHere's Why Rihanna Deliberately Wore Locs In 'Ocean's 8'
"Nine Ball is still a Caribbean girl that just happens to be in America,” the singer's hairstylist said.
View ArticleKim Kardashian Tries To Defend Wearing Fulani Braids To The MTV Movie & TV...
When will the reality star learn?
View ArticleThe Navy Is Finally Lifting Its Ban On Dreadlocks For Women
Before, some sailors were forced to choose between their hair and their service.
View ArticleAt 27, I Still Hide My Natural Hair. Here's Why.
I can count on one hand the number of people who have seen me without a weave.
View ArticleLupita Nyong'o On Black Hair Being 'Painted As Uncivilized'
“My hair is something that, historically, has been shunned,” the Oscar winner said.
View ArticleNAACP Legal Defense Fund Asks Florida To End Racist Hair Policies At Schools
After a HuffPost investigation, the racial justice organization has asked Florida to take action against schools that ban dreadlocks, Afros and braids.
View ArticleNew Complaint Targets School That Banned Child With Dreadlocks
HuffPost previously found that schools in Florida's voucher programs often have racist hair policies. Now groups like the ACLU and NAACP Legal Defense Fund are fighting back.
View ArticleVideo Of High School Wrestler Forced To Cut Locs Sparks Outrage
The Buena Regional School District said the referee involved will no longer be allowed to officiate any contests with its students.
View Article4 Questions About Hair That Black Girls Are Tired Of Answering
It’s OK to be curious, but black women are not a curiosity.
View ArticleThe Army Banned Her Dreadlocks — Until She Fought Back
Captain Whennah Andrews was forced to wear a wig because her dreadlocks didn’t comply with the Army’s grooming policy.
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