ATLANTA (AP) — Black women around the world gather in salons, dorm rooms and living rooms for hours at a time to get synthetic braids put in their hair. But they’re wondering if the convenience 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 ...

“I think some women have never even seen their natural hair,” Wright said. “Maybe they were relaxed at a young age, and they didn’t know what it was to take care of their natural curly hair.” It was ...