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

Salons and barbers are getting more male customers looking for elaborate braided hair designs.

An 11-year-old boy in central China, who skilfully braids his toddler sister’s hair each day and has invented over 300 unique styles in just one year, has become a sensation on mainland social ...

A braider at Eve's African Braiding in College Park, Ga., picks up pieces of synthetic braiding hair to feed into client Sadajah Herring's hair to create knotless braids, Tuesday, May 6, 2025. (AP ...

Before the oppressive summer heat descends on Atlanta, therapist Brittanee Sims usually gets her thick, curly hair braided at a salon to preserve her healthy mane. But it’s more expensive this year.

The cost of a box of 100 packs of braiding hair from China went up for the first time in two years, from $250 to $300, Keita said. They order weekly, often multiple boxes.

Rise In Male Hair Braiding: Fashion or decline in African values? Once seen as a style reserved for women, braided hairstyles are now redefining masculinity on the streets of Nigeria.

For many Black women, the hair salon is a cultural safe space, where stories and secrets help build an intimate community. That’s the setting of the 90-minute Tony Award-winning play “Jaja’s African ...

The cast of SpeakEasy Stage's production of "Jaja's African Hair Braiding." (Courtesy Nile Scott Studios) When the metal grill-like curtain parted in the Roberts Studio Theatre, we not only ...

Tempest Golden of Tricoci University of Beauty Culture joined 13News to share about the history of African hair braiding.