Braiding is more than a hairstyle. For generations, African American hair braiding styles have held deep cultural ...

Larry Tiah has watched his southeast Cedar Rapids store, Hela African Food Market, grow. The store features a variety of ...

Those Jewish acts were visible and audible statements of their identity. Statements of pride in their own culture that ...

Crystal Aguh, MD, FAAD, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine faculty, advocates for increased funding and education to address hair loss disparities within the African diaspora, emphasizing the need for ...

It’s pretty normal to find an occasional white or gray strand while styling our hair. If they’re few and far between, you ...

As a young, South African girlchild, I experienced elements of hair discrimination at school and in my community. I attended African schools taught by African teachers. Our teachers discouraged us ...

Saxophone superstar Kenny G was thoroughly amused at the revelation that South Africans not only adored him but also enlisted ...

Award-winning Ghanaian actress and brand influencer Yvonne Nelson has turned heads after she proudly posted her natural afro ...

Hair relaxers, used by many Black women for sleek, straight hair, may pose a significant breast cancer risk. The Ghana Breast ...

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 ...