By Lashuan Noakes, Special to the AFRO Beyond gift lists, travel plans and family issues, the eternal question for women around the holidays is, “What do I do with my hair?” […]
Category: Hair
Meet Lewis T. Powell, Award-winning Actor/Director, Celebrity Master Barber
Nationwide (BlackNews.com) — Lewis T. Powell is a celebrated celebrity master barber, award-winning actor, director, producer, and screen writer. Marking his 15th year in Hollywood Lewis, originally a native of […]
Naturalista Expo Debunks Myths About Natural Hair
By Lenore T. Adkins, Special to the AFRO What do you need to use to moisturize your natural hair? Oil or water? To hear natural hair experts Tonia Butler and Shannon […]
The Naturalista Expo Is Serving Self Care For The Busy Black Woman
By Christina Sturdivant Sani, Special to the AFRO Angela Walker is a busy woman. But the 30-year-old mother, entrepreneur, and natural hair care guru is committed to self care—from her tresses […]
Black Girl’s Hair Extension Lawsuit Moved to Federal Court
The Associated Press A Catholic school in Louisiana and the Archdiocese of New Orleans have moved a lawsuit regarding the school’s policy forbidding hair extensions to federal court. The New […]
Black 6th-Grader Might Return to School after Flap over Hairstyle
By Kevin McGill, The Associated Press The sixth-grader who tearfully left a New Orleans area Catholic school after she was told her hair extensions violated its policy might soon return to classes […]
Step into Who You Are – Embrace and Love Your Natural Hair
Natural hair has never been so popular and so empowering. I’m sure we’re all familiar with the 1960’s slogan “Black is Beautiful” and the electrified and somewhat defiant political jolt […]
Black Hair Is Not a Trend for White Consumption
As much as I love the pool, growing up I always dreaded swimming. Because of my thick kinky hair, a field trip to the pool meant that my mom was […]