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A new year calls for a new hairstyle for many. Something about January compels us to reach into our Black Girl magic box and pull out a style that turns heads and keeps people guessing. Playing with a ...

State Rep. Rhetta Bowers (right), D-Rowlett, wrote the CROWN Act. The legislation failed to advance in the House after it was introduced two years ago. Jae S. Lee / Staff Photographer AUSTIN — A long ...

The art of crochet combines the talent of skilled hands with the love inside the heart of the maker. That love is shared in each stitch and comes together to create beautiful things such as hats, ...

The "Fashionista" line now boasts 176 dolls with nine body types, 35 skin tones and 94 hairstyles. Mattel More than six decades after Mattel first began manufacturing its signature line of fashion ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...