LIVE IN FAYETTEVILLE WHERE SHE SPOKE TO THE MIND BEHIND THE MAGIC. AFROS...BANTU KNOTS...KNOTLESS BRAIDS...OR LOCS-- AFRICAN AMERICAN HAIR COMES IN MANY DIFFERENT SHAPES AND SIZES AND THAT'S EXACTLY ...

I first got my hair chemically relaxed when I was 12 years old, after begging my mother to let me do so for at least two years. Surrounded by friends with long, swishy hair at school and constantly ...

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — The niece of civil rights activist, Maya Angelou, is highlighting the history of hair in a new Triad exhibit. Rosa Johnson is getting to the root of representation with a ...

The competitive “crab in the barrel” mentality of the hair-braiders vying for customers and the animosity that ensued were clearly conveyed by the hair-braiders Bea (Valerie Thames) and Ndidi (Sarah ...

Historically, care and presentation of African hair was expressive, over-the-top and beautiful. Long before care for natural hair became mainstream, precolonial cultural groups used hair as means of ...