Few things demonstrate the beauty and versatility of Blackness better than Black hair. The variety of styles is almost innumerable: locs, cornrows, curls, afros, twists, braids, and beyond. Many Black ...

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Relaxers have been a long-controversial staple when it comes to Black hair care. Just last year, we reported on four women who sued L’Oreal and Strength of Nature for health issues they believed were ...

Growing up in Chicago’s Chatham neighborhood in the late 1990s, Traccye Love wished for the long, smooth tresses of pop star Aaliyah. “That was the look then — smooth and straight,” said Love, of Oak ...

Zena Young grew up with coarse hair. "The scriptures talk about a woman's hair being her glory," Young said. "We want to do everything to make our hair beautiful, and by using relaxers, that was a way ...

The Georgia Supreme Court will determine how much time a person has to claim that prolonged use of hair relaxer products caused injuries, in a case set to influence hundreds of such cases pending ...