Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. For many generations, braids have symbolized unity, culture and beauty, especially within the Black community. The art of braiding ...

A school that ordered a pupil to remove her Afro braid extensions has backtracked on its decision and agreed to update its uniform policy, in what has been hailed a “victory for all black, mixed-race ...

London-based hair and beauty journalist Sue Omar is hell-bent on celebrating the black woman's crowning glory: her hair. She is exploring the mystique of Afro hair in a special six-part series for ...

We can’t even begin to understand this. Today, The Root reports that Horizon Science Academy in Lorain, Ohio circulated a letter to parents that stated in the upcoming school year, they would no ...

Ziomara Asprilla Garcia remembers the click, click, click of her mother’s hands quickly braiding strands of hair and twisting them into neat rows under a mango tree in Colombia. Click, click, click in ...

Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. The Massachusetts attorney general this week told a charter school to do away with rules that target black students by ...

The Lorain Horizon Science Academy in Ohio recently released a letter to students’ parents about their dress code and the new restrictions their students face. Personal appearance at school as always ...

Pupils at the school have said they were forced to straighten their hair. (Representational Image) Johannesburg, South Africa: A South African school was Monday accused of racism for allegedly telling ...

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There's nothing more fun than a chic braided hairstyle to elevate your look, But as braids have grown up, they've also gotten way more complicated (kinda like life, huh? Cue "Ironic" by Alanis ...