In this personal essay, hairstylist and curl expert Kys Clark shares how having alopecia has redefined what beauty means to ...

African American hairstyles are inventive, eclectic, stylish and ever-escalating. Likewise, Leslie and Valerie Hughes, founders of Frizzy by Nature, the nonprofit that hosts Frizz Fest, the annual ...

German literary historian Dino Heicker, the author of a book about the history of queerness," says there are contemporary ...

A woman from America shared her "pretty privilege" experience in Johannesburg, South Africa, in a TikTok video. The clip went ...

FILE - The International African American Museum is hosting a program March 27, celebrating the achievements of women with African descent this Women's History Month.

Artfully Bald: Detangling The Beauty Of Black Women With Alopecia Creative polymath Akilah Sailers bares all in a personal essay about her journey with alopecia.

Here's the skinny: American women don't want to keep up with the Kardashians' aesthetics anymore, inspiring a "great deflation" in plastic surgery trends. Now, to be "natural" and "athletic ...

Learn about the celebrated quilts made by a community of African American women in rural Alabama.

After decades in traditional media, the pioneering journalist is building something entirely her own. Here’s how she’s doing it.

The U.S. Mint has issued new quarters celebrating the contributions of African American women. Ida B. Wells, Maya Angelou, Bessie Coleman, and Pauli Murray are featured.

Mahari brings not just the vibrant cuisines of the African diaspora to Chicago, but chefs tracing their cultures and blazing ...

A small survey of Black and Latina women found that more than half regularly use beauty products that contain formaldehyde, an ingredient linked to uterine cancer, or other preservatives that can ...