George E. Johnson, the man who put black hair care on the map, built a business with profit sharing, health care, and college tuition reimbursement, and his life became iconic, but he never chronicled ...

Inspired by the likes of Faith Ringgold, Mickalene Thomas, Jacob Lawrence, Romaire Bearden, and Wangechi Mutu, Self illustrates the modernity of Black life ... expressions, hair and nails as ...

She started doing it, she says, “one, to preserve my hair, and two, to enforce an acceptance of Black hair in the shows. I would go backstage and there would be signs saying, ‘Don’t touch ...

Like many Black girls, I had a complicated relationship with my hair growing up. For the majority of my childhood, I never really knew what my natural curls looked like. Once I was old enough to ...

From enslaved women concealing rice grains in their hair to Underground Railroad maps woven inside cornrows, Black hair has often been recognized in the multi-ethnic Black community as a symbol of ...

Certified Nurses Day, observed annually on March 19, is a dedicated time to celebrate and honor nurses who have earned certifications in their specific areas of practice. This special day ...

Black American novelists ... as we are with most conversations about race in our country, to nurse in private.” At its best, Jacobs-Jenkins says, the theater can become a space to “risk ...

It turns out that her mother was someone thought to be the first documented Black woman painter in the country, one whose works were never shown publicly — until now: An artist named Edith ...

(Xoltar via AP) In this photo provided by National Nurses United, Melissa Beebe, foreground, and other nurses hold a rally in San Francisco on April 22, 2024, to highlight safety concerns about using ...