For Julee Wilson, Cosmopolitan’s beauty editor-at-large, that’s good news. “I love to see it,” she says “Braids and locs on men going ‘mainstream’ is a demonstration of cultural reclamation, pride and ...

So you can guess the reaction to a video, viewed nearly 700,000 times, of a young Black woman attending her college graduation, refusing to stand for the national anthem.

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How synthetic braiding hair may be putting Black women’s health in jeopardy For years, Black women have used synthetic braids to help style their hair. But a recent study by Consumer Reports ...

“Braids have always been an important cultural symbol within the Black community, representing heritage, identity, and resistance,” says Tashana Miles, celebrity braider to the likes of Vogue ...

“Jaja’s African Hair Braiding,” on tour at Arena Stage, offers a vibrant and fizzy take on social spheres occupied by Black women.

But “Jaja’s African Hair Braiding,” the 90-minute Broadway play by the Ghanaian-American writer Jocelyn Bioh, has one big advantage over the others in the genre.

For many Black women, the hair salon is a cultural safe space, where stories and secrets help build an intimate community. That’s the setting of the 90-minute Tony Award-winning play “Jaja’s African ...

The cast of SpeakEasy Stage's production of "Jaja's African Hair Braiding." (Courtesy Nile Scott Studios) When the metal grill-like curtain parted in the Roberts Studio Theatre, we not only ...

Two Black students, who are also twin sisters, at Mystic Valley Regional Charter School right outside of Boston have been punished for wearing braids to school.

PS spoke with experts to learn more about the history and rising popularity of basket and spiral braids, plus what you need to know before trying them.