In a world that too often tells Black women how to exist—how to speak, how to dress, how to wear our hair—those of us who walk boldly with locs are choosing to take up space, unapologetically. Black ...

A federal judge in Texas has blocked a school district from enforcing a dress code policy that prohibited a Black teenager from keeping his locs. Kaden Bradford (Courtesy Cindy Bradford) Judge George ...

It is just after noon inside Your Natural Image hair salon in South Kansas City, Missouri, on a Thursday in July. The 16-year-old Cornelius Mitchell has just come from under the dryer. Mitchell, a ...

The way Black people style their hair carries deep historical and spiritual significance. With so many styles that have served as a form of self-expression, resistance, and empowerment, Black ...

For little Black girls, hair serves as an early impetus for self-discovery — sculpting our kinks, curls, and coils is an emotional journey through how we see ourselves and the world. This was no ...

A Black teenager will leave his South Dakota Catholic high school rather than bow to the school system’s ultimatum that he cut his locs. Braxton Schafer’s parents said they’ll find another school for ...

Darryl George says he was sent to a disciplinary school after refusing to cut off his locs. George's Texas high school suspended him in September, saying his hairstyle violated school policy. George's ...

The parents of two black Texas teenagers, who said they were suspended for wearing their hair in locs, are suing the school district and others over what they describe as a "discriminatory hair policy ...

Cornelius Mitchell gets his locs retwisted by Your Natural Image stylist Mishelle Rice. The so-called Crown Act was signed by Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe on July 9. Missouri became the 28th state to pass ...

On Monday evening, a Texas federal judge ruled in favor of a Black teenager who was told he had to cut his hair or he couldn’t attend school. Suggested Reading 13 Black Celebs Who Prove That Financial ...