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White women think black women’s natural hair is unprofessional, less attractive A new study finds that 1 in 5 black women feel pressure to straighten their hair for work.
In 2018, Black consumers spent $473 million on hair products, which is 11.3% of sales for the $4.2 billion hair care industry. Black women spend $1.1 billion annually on wigs, weaves and ...
For Black women, hair is always a journey — from experimenting with different styles to dealing with stereotypes of Black hair. And for Black transgender women, hair takes on a whole new meaning ...
White moms, black hair: Blogs teach adoptive and interracial families to care for hair African-American women know well the work and time it takes to keep their hair healthy, styled and maintained.
∙ In 2018, Black consumers spent $473 million on hair products, which is 11.3% of sales for the $4.2 billion hair care industry. ∙ Black women spend $1.1 billion annually on wigs, weaves and ...
Dear Prudence Help! I Know This Black Hair Salon Isn’t for Me. But I Can’t Resist. Read what Prudie had to say in Part 1 of this week’s live chat.
For more than a decade, Whitney White, a.k.a. @naptural85, has posted hair tutorials on YouTube for Black women, like herself, with natural, coily hair.A self-described natural hair OG, Ms. White ...
Why Natural Hair Matters: When it comes to maintaining healthy hair, Black women often face unique challenges. Traditional hair-care practices, such as chemical relaxers and heat styling, can lead ...
Black women's hair history, symbolism, and meaning Treye Green reflects on the lessons he's learned through the art and power of Black hair. Special Series Black History Month 2024.
In “The Hair Tales,” the series’s host, Tracee Ellis Ross, left, speaks to an array of Black women about their hair, including Oprah Winfrey, who is also an executive producer.
While Black women have a 4% lower incidence rate of breast cancer than white women, Black women have a 40% higher breast cancer death rate, according to the American Cancer Society.