INDIANAPOLIS — As we continue to celebrate culture during Black History Month, we can't forget about African Americans' contributions to style. Tempest Golden, assistant campus director at Tricoci ...

HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WDAM) - Something so versatile with various textures like no other, African American hair. Being a woman of color myself, I can remember being very young when my grandma and I ...

>> WHETHER IT’S A FRESH CUT OR A NEW STYLE, HAIR IS A POPULAR FORM OF EXPRESSION. BUT THE HISTORY OF HAIR IN THE BLACK COMMUNITY GOES MUCH DEEPER. >> AND SO DOES THE IMPACT OF A BARBERSHOP AND A ...

Many in the Black community see Black hair as an art medium. But what is art without an artist? Kamryn Z. Bess “Growing up and watching my mom do my sister’s hair is a core memory,” says Kerry Riley, ...

Dede Ayite was also nominated for Best Costume Design of a Musical for "Hell's Kitchen" and Best Costume Design of a Play for "Appropriate." In a groundbreaking moment at the 77th Annual Tony Awards ...

CONNECTION BETWEEN HAIR AND HERITAGE. THIS IS SOMETIMES YOU MAY NOT UNDERSTAND THE BEAUTY OF WHAT YOU’RE SEEING. I HOPE YOU COULD LEAVE SPACE FOR US TO EXPRESS EXACTLY WHO WE ARE. FOR SOME, SUNDAY IS ...

EXPLORES THE RICH HISTORY OF HAIR IN TODAY’S AGE. HAIR IS REFERRED TO AS OUR CROWN IN BLACK CULTURE. IT’S A SYMBOL OF BEAUTY, IDENTITY AND EXPRESSION FROM THE LAID EDGES TO THE NAPS IN THE KITCHEN AND ...

Andrea Asuaje is a senior radio producer with “Under the Radar with Callie Crossley.” Prior to her work at GBH, she was a senior producer and show runner at Rococo Punch; and a reporter, producer and ...

To playwright Jocelyn Bioh, the African hair braiders of Harlem are icons. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. “They’re a large part of ...

Now on stage at La Jolla Playhouse is the play "Jaja's African Hair Braiding" by New York-based playwright Jocelyn Bioh. The play opened on Broadway in 2023, and was nominated for six Tony Awards — ...

You may not know her name, but the striking work of self-taught hair artist Elisabeth Anayes Niouky is certainly turning heads. Niouky, based in the West African country of Senegal, crafts modern ...