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As some Army regulations on hair styles spark protest from African American women, David Greene talks to professor Lori Tharps, co-author of Hair Story: Untangling the Roots of Black Hair in America.
So, all of this back and forth sparks the ultimate question: "Is it ever okay for a person who isn't Black to wear cornrows?" It's a complex question because there are many layers.
Agronomic Phenomenon in Corn Strikes Outer Rows of Fields, Strips Yield Illinois farmers also report seeing it ding yields. Agronomists are working to confirm contributing factors but haven’t ...
July 7 -- — When the Backstage Dance Academy took the stage for a recent dance recital in New Bedford, Mass., one tiny dancer was missing: 4-year-old Amari Diaw. Amari was not allowed to ...
A plan to use old corn rows as natural snow fences is already working in parts of Iowa.WATCH VIDEOKCCI first told you last September that the Iowa DOT was working with farmers to leave 8 to 12 ...
Broom corn, also know as broom straw, sorghum vulgare, is a member of the sorghum family and is native to central Africa.
Braids are a timeless hairstyle with ever evolving trends. But one thing remains constant, corn rows and box braids are the foundation for so many other hairstyles (no matter who they say started ...
Popular modern hairstyles which tightly braid the hair at the scalp can lead to permanent bald patches, say experts. "Corn rows" and other styles, like extensions, which pull the hair are to blame, ...
As you bite into sweet corn think about the Illinois farmer whose 1909 discovery of a bizarre stalk of corn helped geneticists unravel the beauty of the modern vegetable's tidy, straight rows ...
Cane rows, also known as corn rows, are trending. But the intricate styles that are popular now, which are being dubbed “tribal” cane rows, have their foundation rooted in African history.
The endless rows of corn utterly lack the kind of eerie, dominating presence that they get from King’s descriptions, lacking any kind of personality or otherworldliness, ...
Kim Kardashian isn’t whipping her hair again anytime soon after turning her luscious locks into a head of braids. The 30-year-old star of “Kim and Kourtney Take New York” was seen… ...