African women have been manipulating their natural hair from time immemorial with different hairstyles that are now adapted to modern hairstyles. In many indigenous cultures, a person’s hair is ...

Sonya Clark, "Afro Abe II" (2010), five-dollar bill and thread, 4 x 6 in.; National Museum of Women in the Arts, Gift of Heather and Tony Podesta Collection (Photo ...

Ghanaian photojournalist and filmmaker Carlos Idun-Tawiah is not a fan of labels. But if he had to pick one for himself, he’d go with “editorial photographer.” The 23-year-old’s fashion photos have ...

African hair plaiting styles are a beautiful blend of tradition and creativity, offering a variety of options for all ...

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, ...

HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WDAM) - Something so versatile with various textures like no other, African American hair. Being a woman of color myself, I can remember being very young when my grandma and I ...