GONZALES, Louisiana -- A young girl's innocent gesture is winning over the hearts of hundreds. On Friday, a second-grade student in Gonzales, Louisiana, asked her mom to braid her hair in a similar ...

While working in the service industry, small business owners sometimes run the risk of being bamboozled by clients who try to wiggle out of paying. One Louisiana hair stylist by the name of Crystal ...

For many generations, braids have symbolized unity, culture and beauty, especially within the Black community. The art of braiding is not just about styling hair. Instead, it’s about celebrating one’s ...

Even in one of The Root’s Blackest Cities in America—black girls can’t wear natural hair for a black-themed musical production. Suggested Reading ‘Girlfriends’ 25th Anniversary: Where the Cast Is ...

When it comes to braids, many institutions (and people) need a cultural education. Case in point: the braids Kim Kardashian wore and credited to Bo Derek are actually Fulani braids. Other examples ...

GONZALES, La. -- A young girl's innocent gesture is winning over the hearts of hundreds. On Friday, a second-grade student in Gonzales, Louisiana, asked her mom to braid her hair in a similar style to ...

A hairy situation turned bloody at a barbershop after a hairdresser started chopping off a girl’s new braids after her mother allegedly refused to pay a $25 late fee. An 11-year-old girl had an ...

Several of a little girl's braids were ripped off of her head in a freak accident while she was playing volleyball. Six-year-old Ariel Glover was in gym class at her elementary school in Covington, ...