black hair
Black Actresses Are Calling Out Hollywood for Making Them Do Their Own Hair
Natural hair stylists are everywhere nowadays, except studio budgets.
What The Natural Hair Movement Looked Like Before Influencers
In the 2000s, early message boards served as platforms for Black women to create a community around their natural hair—and life experiences.
This barber’s “magic” man weaves are curing baldness for black men
The transformations can be striking.
Shows like ‘Atlanta’ and ‘Insecure’ Are Changing How We View Black Hair
A look into what today's shows are doing (or not doing) to normalize natural hair.
The Black Entrepreneurs of the Booming Natural Hair Movement
When women like Gina "The Wig Witch" Knight and Untamed Collection founder Makeba Lindsay spotted a gap in the hair care market, they filled it with afro wigs and extensions.
The Video Game for Every Black Woman Who's Had a Stranger Grab Her Hair
We spoke to the creator of 'Hair Nah.'
9 Artists Explore Black Hair and Barbershop Culture
The barbershop is one of the enduring safe spaces for the black community.
'Can I Touch It?' The Implicit Bias Against Black Women's Natural Hair
Researchers from the Perception Institute developed the first-ever Hair Implicit Association Test to measure whether or not people are unconsciously biased against black women's hair. The results of their study were published today, offering a new set...
‘It’s About Ownership’: The Politics of Running a Black Hair Shop
In the UK, the black hair industry is dominated by South Asian businessmen. Increasingly, black women are starting to question why.
Justin Bieber's Dreadlocks Show How White People (Still) Steal Everything
Biebs's new 'do represents the complete lack of self-awareness that some white folks have when it comes to pretty basic shit regarding race and privilege in this country.
Black Hair Is Not a Joke—It's a Powerful Mode of Self-Expression
And the black barbershop is where it all takes shape.