The country music singer, 57, and the actress, 57, arrived for the 2025 Academy of Country Music Awards in Frisco, Texas, on May 8, in chic, coordinating all black ... long, straight center-parted ...

The Art and Texture of Black Hair,” wonders whether glorifying straight hair is a remnant of a culture that’s long since shifted. Cobb says she stopped putting chemicals on her hair in the 2000s.

Nearly 20 years ago, Nia Long became Black America's sweetheart ... ESSENCE.COM: Why do you think that in 2009, long, straight hair still seems to be the hairstyle of choice?