It’s the beginning of the year, a time when most people map out their plans for the next few months. This means organising ...

Together, we can advocate for safer beauty products and ensure a healthier future for Black women and their families.

If you’ve been anywhere near TikTok or Instagram lately, you’ve probably seen miracle knots, or miracle braids, all over your ...

Braiding is more than a hairstyle. For generations, African American hair braiding styles have held deep cultural significance, telling stories of survival, status and self-expression. What may seem ...

In this reported feature, associate editor Aiyana Ishmael dives into the long history of the silk press hairstyle and how it's shaped young women years after its first introduction to the Black ...

A nonprofit in London has launched a campaign aimed at getting emojis with diverse hairstyles. A group in Hackney, London, advocates for a more diverse range of emojis that better represent the ...

The singer-songwriter debated a user on Threads who said that Black women straightening their natural hair was unrelated to white beauty standards. India Arie stepped onto Threads yesterday to educate ...

When Cynthia Collazo Pacheco was a 5-year-old girl growing up in Puerto Rico, she begged for a perm. After being called names like “monkey” in school, she’d come to think of her natural Afro-textured ...

They’ve been linked to reproductive disorders and cancers. Why are they still being marketed so aggressively to Black women? A woman at a salon having relaxer applied to her hair.Credit...Naila ...

Simone Biles is an Olympic powerhouse. Her comeback at the 2024 Paris Olympics has kept eyes glued to screens as she racks up gold medal after gold medal. But Biles’ dominance hasn’t stopped critics ...