The connection between the Black hair experience and mental health has always been clear. But now, we've found a powerful way ...

From Alicia Keys to Zoe Kravitz, these celebrity women have given us plenty of braided hair inspo for our next salon visit.

A South African woman teaching English in South Korea had a humorous encounter with one of her students when he asked if the ...

"Jaja's African Hair Braiding" is the comedic Broadway play closing out Ensemble Theatre's 2025 season. Why it's a must-see.

"Jaja's African Hair Braiding" is the comedic Broadway play closing out Ensemble Theatre's 2025 season. Why it's a must-see.

Recent testing found toxic chemicals in all synthetic braiding hair products tested, including carcinogens and lead that pose serious health risks.

La Jolla Playhouse recently opened a production of Jocelyn Bioh's Tony Award-winning play "Jaja's African Hair Braiding." Set in a Harlem hair braiding salon, the story explores love, family ...

Rise In Male Hair Braiding: Fashion or decline in African values? Once seen as a style reserved for women, braided hairstyles are now redefining masculinity on the streets of Nigeria.

A new production of the Tony Award-winning play, "Jaja's African Hair Braiding," a group of West African immigrants are creating community with mini masterpieces in Boston.

Ghanaian American playwright Jocelyn Bioh’s “Jaja’s African Hair Braiding” is the product of “30-plus years of stories that I have lived in my brain.” Here’s the story behind the ...

For many Black women, the hair salon is a cultural safe space, where stories and secrets help build an intimate community. That’s the setting of the 90-minute Tony Award-winning play “Jaja’s African ...

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