She wore her hair straightened in a slicked-back ponytail, but even this style was targeted by both white and Black critics ... Samuels explained, "The texture of black and African-American ...

But the idea that certain natural hair textures ... "For black women in particular, this is a major way that racism enters our mind because we are compared to an ideal [white] beauty standard ...

As a Black woman ... Black customers. Non-texture-experienced hairstylists should be invested in the long haul. After all, the history with our hair, specifically in white settings, is a tangled ...

For Black professionals in the industry, this situation is just as hard to watch. "I've definitely seen white ... hair health. "I've always focused more on hair care with any hair type or texture ...

“Growing up in a white society, Black hair ... tried to make my hair straight.” But, when she went natural in college, she further understood the beauty in our hair texture.

For women of color, finding the right hair salon can be a difficult pursuit. Black women specifically struggle to find stylists that can manage any texture of hair, especially in smaller ...

Emma told us what black hair meant in Pre-Colonial Africa - before the Slave Trade. Afro hair has a very unique texture ... to a more European or ‘white’ look - but Christala sees hers ...

“My hair is not just for fashion, it’s part of my heritage,” Kyle said in the scene, standing in a boardroom with his three male colleagues—two white, one Black. “It is a statement of pride.

All Curled Up: I am a white woman with thick, curly hair. I learned long ago that products and techniques intended for Black hair often ... excellent job on any hair texture.

On Friday, May 2nd, Echelon Noir Productions founders— visionary hairstylist Jawara Wauchope and Brand Marketing Creative Jarrod Lacks— presented Black ... True Pure Texture Hair helped ...

Wilder-Hamilton wasn't offended when white acquaintances would ask if they could touch her hair. "I'd tell them that they could. And I took it as a teachable moment to explain Black hair." ...