But African American hair braiding styles stood — and still stand — as a direct challenge to those outdated norms. In the 1960s and 1970s, the Black is Beautiful movement sparked a renaissance ...

The state requires braiders to earn a cosmetology license, spending 1,700 hours and as much as $20,000. Some Portland-area lawmakers is promising to take up the cause in the 2013 Legislative session.

Nessi's Braids . As the braids of hair intertwine with one another forming to make a bond, ... I began to gather a new understanding of the African American race.

Braids have been a significant part of African and African-American culture for centuries. Though their popularity spans across oceans, there are many styles that allow Black people across diasporas ...

Grammy-nominated Alphabet Rockers, who define hip-hop as a freedom culture, perform during the inaugural Hip-Hop Block Party at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History on ...

People gathered for the African American Museum in Philadelphia’s Juneteenth Block Party on June 19, 2022. (Tennyson Donyéa/WHYY News) “I think [Juneteenth] is about getting involved with people ...

How to Slay: Inspiration from the Queens and Kings of Black Style (Courtesy of Rizzoli USA)Courtesy of Rizzoli USA Exploding down runways, in stores, online and on Main Street — everywhere you ...