Black American women launch August 1 boycott of African braid shops and stores, citing mistreatment. Critics warn of division ...

Celebrating Black history by visiting on these seven museums is one the Blackest things you could do for Black History Month. And if you are a visual learner, the African American museum is a good ...

With African hair treated with disdain since the dawn of the slave trade, a Black person wearing any style natural to their texture was an act of defiant courage. Perhaps none was more a symbol of ...

The women of Fairmont Crest were center stage at the 2025 Essence Fest this past weekend. Beyond the Gates leading ladies Tamara Tunie (Anita), Karla Mosley (Dani) and Executive Producer Sheila ...

‘Jaja’s African Hair Braiding’ Review: Broadway Production Celebrates a Sacred Space for Black Women Samuel J. Friedman Theatre, 628 seats, $298 top. Opened Oct. 3, 2023.

Now on stage at La Jolla Playhouse is the play "Jaja's African Hair Braiding" by New York-based playwright Jocelyn Bioh.The play opened on Broadway in 2023, and was nominated for six Tony Awards ...

The salon — and the insights gleaned from the people who test products there — is one way Unilever is trying to tap into the long undervalued, yet increasingly important, Black hair care market.

The African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund Established in 2017, the African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund stands between historic Black cultural sites and efforts to destroy them.