As Senators Chris Van Hollen, Cory Booker, and Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez are showing, there is huge political ...

The internet can be an unforgiving place for Black creators, specifically when it comes to natural hair content. “Straight hair naturals” are Black women who don’t have any chemical ...

If you’re on the hunt for the best natural haircare products for Afro-textured hair, first and foremost you should know it’s OK if your chosen products aren’t 100% 'natural'. Personally ...

Like many Black girls, I had a complicated relationship with my hair growing up. For the majority of my childhood, I never really knew what my natural curls looked like. Once I was old enough to get a ...

Black hair is more than just strands of keratin. The afros, locs, braids, twists, and Bantu knots are a cultural archive, a political statement, and a source of culture and pride. Black hair is time ...

New research raises concerns about the safety of chemical hair relaxers. Now, many Black women want safer alternatives.

In July this year, New York joined California as the second state in the US to ban racial discrimination on the basis of natural hair textures. Now there are petitions to bring this law to the UK.

Mariah Forde, or Mariah Celeste as she goes by on YouTube, will tell you just how important appearance is when appearing on ...

This week on Shop Essence Live in Partnership with The New Voices Family, we feature Bobeam (Bow-bee-um) Natural Products which offers affordable natural products for both hair and body that […] ...

“I realized that it's easier to color natural hair because there's no chemicals, no nothing.” Smith believes the easy accessibility of harmful chemicals has always been a danger to Black women ...