But African American hair braiding styles stood — and still stand — as a direct challenge to those outdated norms. In the 1960s and 1970s, the Black is Beautiful movement sparked a renaissance ...

TikTok creators are dragging African braid shops, sparking heated debates on who holds the power of the Black dollar.

This week, we're revisiting an exploration of hair braiding gone wrong. Online, women looking to get box braids have gone viral with their complaints about confusing pricing structures, minimal ...

“JaJa’s African Hair Braiding,” which is a most fun 90 minutes, has the benefit of hair braiding being a long and complex process, requiring great manual dexterity on the part of the stylist.

Box braids, to cite just one example of African hair braiding, take a long time to perfect. Eight hours in the stylist’s chair is not uncommon.

How It's Used Synthetic hair is "often used for braided styles such as box braids or cornrows," explains Kimble. "It holds its shape well, which makes it ideal for creating consistent, pre-styled ...

Braids are an integral part of Black culture, yet African plaits continue to be misappropriated hairstyle — a la boxer braids and more recently Bo Derick Braids. Appropriation has long been an ...

Now that hip-length knotless braids have become my go-to style, I make it a point to use hair that’s not only fast-drying, but lightweight with a soft texture. After all, long braid styles can ...

“Jaja’s African Hair Braiding,” which is a most fun 90 minutes, has the benefit of hair braiding being a long and complex process, requiring great manual dexterity on the part of the stylist.