Black women face higher fibroid rates and worse outcomes. While advocates are pushing for more research and visibility, ...

Hair relaxers and treatments commonly used in salons and even available in beauty stores contain formaldehyde and ...

Many young girls with coily hair in Puerto Rico straighten their hair from a young age. We’re taught that it makes us look more “put together,” but where exactly did this idea come from?

She's the award-winning hairdresser in such demand in Burnley that her clients went out of their way to find her a salon here.

About four years ago, students in North Las Vegas told the mayor they sometimes skipped school because their hair wasn’t done. To boost their confidence, the city launched an initiative to provide ...

Nigeria’s growing natural hair industry includes enterprising professionals like Happiness Okorie, who recently styled Chimamanda Adichie’s hair. For years, Okorie had suffered from burns on her scalp ...

For years, Petrina Lige endured severe pain, bloating, and abnormally heavy bleeding during her periods.

Award-winning singer Temilade Openiyi, popularly known as Tems, has achieved a historic milestone, becoming the first African female artist to have seven entries on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart.

Afro-Caribbean identity on the island of Puerto Rico is situated at the crossroads of continuity and change, where the realities of colorism and systemic inequities still exist alongside a cultural ...

Almost every Black woman or girl has purchased hair extensions for box braids, boho braids, twists, faux locs and other ...

Attendees had the opportunity to work on their children’s hair, practice on mannequins, or take classes at the event.