Ahead of the 2026 Met Gala, beauty creatives turned the classic hair show experience on its head for a second year ...

The show's second edition featured six hairstylists, including co-founder Jawara Wauchope, and the best fantasy hair you'll ...

We are here, and we have always been here,” declared hair architect Vernon François on Friday night backstage at the second ...

You may not know her name, but the striking work of self-taught hair artist Elisabeth Anayes Niouky is certainly turning ...

Jaja’s African Hair Braiding opened on Broadway in 2023 with a run that extended twice. Ghanaian American playwright and actor Jocelyn Bioh’s comedy earned six Tony nominations, nabbing two awards for ...

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, ...

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 ...

With a $55,000 scholarship on the line, student artist Kameirah’s artwork has made it to the top five in a national contest.

In a classic episode from the 1994 TV sitcom “Living Single” — which featured successful Black characters including an attorney and a business owner — Kyle, a stockbroker, believed his hair was ...

To playwright Jocelyn Bioh, the African hair braiders of Harlem are icons. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. “They’re a large part of ...

Every few decades the theater needs its “Steel Magnolias.” Before Robert Haring’s beauty-shop dramedy opened in 1987, there was Clare Booth Luce’s 1936 comedy, “The Women,” which also made a beauty ...

Joy Reid reflected on early TV beauty struggles, lack of representation and the support that rebuilt her confidence.