Hair is important in Black culture. Whether they’re rocking their natural hair or a protective style, the girls keep their ...

When wearing any braided hairstyle, Nolan recommends keeping your scalp moisturized and avoiding excessive tension on your hair to prevent damage. Featuring braids that are swept to one side ...

At Jaja's salon, stories are told, dramas unfold, jokes fly, and immaculate hairstyles tower. Tony-nominated Ghanaian-American playwright Jocelyn Bioh delivers us a love letter to the West African ...

The CROWN takes a look at the origins of African American hairstyles, its beauty, resilience and cultural significance.

In the U.S., Black hair has always been more than just hair — it is a cultural statement, a symbol of identity and often a ...

T Charles Erickson Share “Jaja’s African Hair Braiding” opened on Broadway ... But the show is a lot more than artistic hairstyles and big laughs. Underneath the comedy and the hustle ...

But “Jaja’s African Hair Braiding,” the 90-minute Broadway play by the Ghanaian-American writer Jocelyn Bioh, has one big advantage over the others in the genre. Box braids, to cite just one ...

From a young age, Victoria Okwudi, Nurs ’25, was drawn to the art of braiding and styling Black hair. She grew up in ...