THE CLAIM: Black hair does not grow easily. “Good hair” or looser curl patterns are special because they can grow more in length. During the five-year process it took to prepare her second album, SZA ...

Many products targeted towards Black women contain cancer-causing chemicals. Recently, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said it was considering issuing a proposed rule to ban hair ...

Hope Giselle-Godsey, a Black transgender community organizer and motivational speaker, was on Facebook Live in 2016 with an audience of 120 people when she decided to take a pair of clippers to her ...

Although it's been nearly a decade since Solange dropped the cultural anthem "Don't Touch My Hair," the lan of its content is more relevant than ever. It's more than a song; it's a message for Black ...

Each week of February, HR Dive will publish a story in its Black History Month series. Last week’s installment detailed the systemic factors leading to lower retirement savings for Black workers. This ...

From Afro Sheen to SheaMoisture, Black hair advertisements have played a pivotal role in shaping beauty standards within our culture. Through commercials showcasing a range of styles from blow outs ...

Simone Biles is an Olympic powerhouse. Her comeback at the 2024 Paris Olympics has kept eyes glued to screens as she racks up gold medal after gold medal. But Biles’ dominance hasn’t stopped critics ...

The damage chemical hair relaxers can have on Black women is coming under intense scrutiny. Several landmark studies have been published in the last year highlighting the link between chemical hair ...