In following 44,798 Black women for up to 22 years, researchers found a higher rate of uterine cancer among postmenopausal Black women who reported having used chemical hair relaxers for at least ...

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. Photos by Blue Waverly for ESSENCE. By Lyric Christian, Founder of Mind Candy ...

As Black women, having unruly and — for a long time — natural hair, was considered unkept, dirty and unprofessional. So for so many years, we were sitting here thinking, ‘Damn, I need a perm.

∙ 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 ...

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.

For decades, the realness of a Black woman's hair has been questioned. Here, we examine the issue and talk to creator Demi Mykal about her experiences.

The history of Black hair in America took the Oscars' stage with Will Smith Will Smith smacked Chris Rock over an insensitive joke about Jada Pinkett Smith's hair.

Black women's hair is intentional, and limitless, and historical, and influential, and deeply political in a world often incapable of recognizing the depths of its wonder.

An essay celebrating black hair and why it matters. Detour Black to our roots: A love story to women’s hair By Kim Green. Updated April 25, 2023 11:59 AM. Illustration by ...

A majority of Black women say they feel they have to change their hair just to be taken seriously for job opportunities and in professional settings, according to a survey commissioned by LinkedIn ...

The global Black hair care industry was worth about $3.2 billion in 2023, according to market.us, and Black women spend six times more on hair care than other ethnicities. New York City May 30 ...