Echelon Noir's Black Hair Reimagined: The New Era of Beauty Hair Show was an ode to the past and a nod to the future.

1900s: Madame C.J. Walker develops a range of hair-care products for black hair. She popularizes the press-and-curl style. Some criticize her for encouraging black women to look white.

Meanwhile, hair beads are one of the most preserved hair decals in the African diaspora, connecting us to our ancestors while preserving the communal culture of braiding. Wearing her daughter’s black ...

I f you are a Black woman trying to get her hair done in a salon, you are caught up a time-consuming and mentally taxing experience. Clients are constantly caught in the chaos of ...