For generations, African American hair ... Open World for Natural Hair) are being passed to prevent race-based hair discrimination. These challenges make the meanings behind braiding even more ...

A braider at Eve's African Braiding in College Park, Ga., picks up pieces of synthetic braiding hair to feed into client Sadajah Herring's hair to create knotless braids, Tuesday, May 6 ...

As a result, research on curly locks lags far behind ... categorizing hair by its curliness. Instead, it was classified by its geographic or ethnic origins as European, Asian or African.

She says that while she believes her curly locs make her one of the most recognizable Press Secretaries, the decision to rock her natural hair is not about making a political statement.

The show, written by Ghanaian American playwright Jocelyn Bioh, is a heartfelt comedy set in a Harlem hair salon centered around a sisterhood of West African immigrant braiders and their clients.