Black hairstyles dominate social media feeds one week and disappear the next, leaving behind questions about cultural appropriation, erasure and who profits from creativity. This cycle of viral fame ...

We all have that one yearbook picture that makes us say, “Man, why didn’t anyone stop me from getting that?” We remember being super on-trend at the time, but looking back, we see that some fads of ...

Growing up in Thomasville, North Carolina, Monika Johnson-Hostler remembers when some classmates made her feel uncomfortable because of her hair. Now, as vice chair of the Wake County Public School ...

Under the new ordinance, employers would still be allowed to enforce health and safety standards, so long as the rules are applied equally and are not used as a pretext for discrimination. Residents ...

The natural hair movement entered the mainstream during the civil rights movement. It became even more accepted in the 2000s when social media helped drive a resurgence. But when it comes to nascent ...

Lynn Norment, a columnist for The Commercial Appeal, is a former editor for Ebony Magazine. All around us we see a variety of Black natural hairstyles, from braids, twists and afros to Bantu knots, ...

Throughout history, Black hair has taken on many forms and meanings. Hair has symbolized resistance, freedom and pride within the Black community for centuries. For various African societies in the ...

Temple University medical student Angela Udongwo is turning the tables on her professors and becoming the teacher. Udongwo identified issues with how many physicians and radiologists misidentify Black ...