While alopecia can present hair care challenges, it doesn’t have to mean sacrificing natural hairstyles. Embracing natural hair can be a powerful way for black women to cope with the emotional effects ...

I was seven years old when I first got my hair straightened. I remember feeling more beautiful. I went to a predominantly white school and was told by a classmate that I looked like an animal and had ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. If you’re starting your natural hair journey and looking for a protective style, look no further than simple cornrows. It’s ...

One day in the office, Kelly Livingston thought she felt a bug crawling on her. “Someone had come up behind me, grabbed my hair and said, ‘I love the way your hair feels,’” said Livingston, a ...

ESSENCE speaks with five professionals about confidently wearing their natural hair and celebrating authenticity at work.

The Black women in my family have been straightening their hair for as long as I can remember. Because of this, straight hair was all I knew. Without it, I rarely felt confident or beautiful.

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 get a ...

Many in the Black community see Black hair as an art medium. But what is art without an artist? Kamryn Z. Bess “Growing up and watching my mom do my sister’s hair is a core memory,” says Kerry Riley, ...

A Black high school student in Texas who was suspended for more than a month for wearing a natural hairstyle returned to regular classes this week after spending a month at an alternative school. The ...