A new book by art historian Elizabeth L. Block dives deep into the history of hairdressing and makes an argument for acknowledging the subject as separate from the history of fashion. Beyond Vanity, ...

EXPLORES THE RICH HISTORY OF HAIR IN TODAY’S AGE. HAIR IS REFERRED TO AS OUR CROWN IN BLACK CULTURE. IT’S A SYMBOL OF BEAUTY, IDENTITY AND EXPRESSION FROM THE LAID EDGES TO THE NAPS IN THE KITCHEN AND ...

A woman’s hair is more than something that merely covers her head. Little girls learn this early. At least I did. I watched my mother color her gray roots over the bathroom sink, pomade her short crop ...

For photographer Nakeya Brown, hair has always been a path of self-expression. Growing up, she saw how it shaped the exteriors of herself and those around her, choosing to go natural in college as a ...