A new Marine Corps policy says troops with a genetic skin condition that can cause pain and scarring from shaving and mainly ...

To say the Black experience is multifaceted would be an understatement. For nearly 500 years, the global African diaspora has blended West and Central African foods, religions, and practices with ...

IT’S STILL A SPACE FOR BLACK WOMEN AND MEN TO EMBRACE THE STRANDS ... Wilson said.The history of Black hair can be traced back more than 5,000 years in African culture, when styles like braids ...

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with video game designer and UC Santa Cruz professor A.M. Darke, about her work on a new computer algorithm that more accurately illustrates Black hair.

Researchers have developed algorithms that accurately depict coily Black hair in computer graphics — a historic advancement for Black characters in media. According to The Guardian, AM Darke, an ...

Throughout history, afro hair has constantly been othered. “Hair has always been an important part of Black history,” shares Charlotte Mensah, hairstylist and author of Good Hair.