NEW YORK (AP) — Rep. Ayanna Pressley, whose hair twists have been an inspiration to young girls and part of her personal identity and political brand, said Thursday that she has gone bald due to the auto immune disease called alopecia. SIGN UP FOR OUR NEWSLETTER: The freshman Massachusetts’ Democrat made a touching video for […]
Natural hair discrimination no longer has a place in New Jersey!
Breast cancer is one of the leading causes of death in women. Researchers are proactively searching for the causes of the deadly disease and a new study has found one of the culprits. According to a study published in the International Journal of Cancer, the risk of breast cancer is associated with more frequent use […]
Recently a study came out that said hair dye and relaxers increase risk of breast cancer, especially in Black women. The study says women who dye their hair are 60% more likely to develop breast cancer and those who get relaxers are 30% more likely to develop breast cancer. Jacque Reid goes Inside Her Story […]
Carrot oil deserves a place in your hair care routine.
The “texture discrimination” in Hollywood has been a discussion, as Black actresses and models have complained about the lack of stylists who can work with Black hair/natural hair.. Earlier this year, model Olivia Anakwe sparked a discussion on Instagram about on set hair styling; venting that hair stylists at shoots generally are clueless when it comes to […]
The Black hair care industry lost one of its pioneers last week in Joan Johnson, who co-founded the Johnson Products Company alongside her husband, George Johnson. Johnson’s husband managed to secure a $250 investment after working a variety of odd jobs, and founded the Johnson Products Company in the city of Chicago in 1954. Their […]
Pattern drops on September 6!
In the average household, mothers are typically responsible for doing their daughters’ hair. That’s why when we see videos of dads giving it a shot, the videos are usually met with a lot of amusement. Typically because many dads are not very good at doing the task. There are some cases where this theory […]
The CEO of Extensions Expo opens up about what influenced her to start the two-day event in New Jersey.
A Georgia elementary school is facing backlash for having a poster inside their school that displayed hairstyles that were deemed appropriate and inappropriate for the black students, CNN reports. A picture of the poster went viral after a mother of one of the students shared it with her friend who is a hairstylist who posted […]
