BOWLING GREEN, KY.- For centuries, braids have been rooted in African history and used for communication, survival, and ...

For generations, students have done hair for other students on campus — in dorm rooms, lounges, staff offices or anywhere ...

Welcome to Duchess Braids! If you love braiding, protective styles, and hairstyling tips, you’re in the right place! At Duchess Braids, we bring you: 💖 Step-by-step tutorials 💰 Budget-friendly ...

I will never forget the first time I saw Fulani braids. I was obsessed for a plethora of reasons: their versatility, the unique patterns they created with hair, the beautiful tricolor combinations ...

Social media has been a dumpster fire lately as African braid shops continue to be dragged for their alleged mistreatment of Black American customers. But since the braid shop incident in Alabama went ...

While braids are a popular, universal protective style that has myriad merits and dates back across cultures for thousands of years, getting them is a costly and lengthy process that still takes hours ...

Deemed the "Halo Braid," the braiding tool helps stylists by reducing the time needed to complete the popular style. The invention of a hair-braiding robot has won a startup competition at Harvard ...

Playwright Jocelyn Bioh’s dramatic comedy opens with two of its characters, Marie (Jordan Rice), the 18-year-old daughter of the shop’s proprietor, and Miriam (Bisserat Tseggai), an only slightly ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. “Jaja’s African Hair Braiding,” which opened on Broadway in 2023, just staged its L.A. premiere at Mark Taper ...

While you can easily achieve a French braid on fresh, clean hair, or few-days-old hair, it can be helpful to start your prep when you wash and dry. Russell says that creating the right texture is ...

Nestled throughout Black neighborhoods, African braiding salons have served as the go-to spot for protective styles. Whether you’re getting traditional box braids or the latest popular bohemian locs, ...

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 ...