In several African civilizations, braid styles indicate a person's age, town, marital status, power, wealth, religion, and social position. It may be referred to as cane rows to depict "the planting ...

Braids are both a culturally significant hairstyle as well as a convenient and protective one. Across several cultures, braiding hair is a tradition that people pass down through generations, with ...

A School's refusal to allow a boy to wear cornrows was 'racial discrimination', the High Court has ruled in a landmark case. Roman Catholic school St Gregory's College banned an 11-year-old ...

Braiding is more than a hairstyle. For generations, African American hair braiding styles have held deep cultural significance, telling stories of survival, status and self-expression. What may seem ...

A school's decision to bar a pupil because of his hairstyle has come under challenge in a High Court test case. The boy, G, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was refused entry to St Gregory's ...

Braids are an integral part of the identity of Black women around the world. As Black women, we braid our hair for practical purposes, as a protective solution or form of self-expression. Our ...

"Yet another time that Kendall Jenner has appropriated black culture," one critic wrote on Twitter Dave Quinn is the Deputy News Director at PEOPLE. He has been working at the brand since 2016, and is ...

Public service announcement: Kim Kardashian West did not invent cornrows. Or "boxer braids," as they're now being called by MTV UK. The reality TV star's hairstyle has been the topic of lots of ...

On Saturday, Cosmopolitan posted a cornrow tutorial to its Facebook page. While it might seem like nothing out of the ordinary for the women's magazine, the publication is being dragged for calling ...