Yinka Ogunbiyi successfully raised funding for her innovative device, set to revolutionize the professional hair-braiding industry. In 2025, Ogunbiyi, a biomedical engineer holding a bachelor’s, a ...

Hair braiding is a beauty rite of passage for many people of color, including me. I’ve been wearing braids in my 4A hair since before I can remember, as well as adding extensions to them since around ...

Box. Boho. Knotless. Most Black women understand exactly what those words refer to: braided hairstyles. The thousand-year-old ritual is practically a rite of passage, and many Black women and girls ...

Basic braiding techniques can create elegant hairstyles when paired with clean sectioning and balanced placement. Thoughtful ...

Braiding extensions are a great way to change up your look and add both extra length and volume to your hair. However, if you have a sensitive scalp, they can quickly turn into an itchy nightmare.

Last year, Consumer Reports conducted a study that found carcinogens, a substance that can increase the risk of cancer, in 10 popular synthetic braiding hair brands. The study raised questions about ...

A dad from California’s Bay Area has built a pretty impressive Instagram following simply by learning - and teaching others - to braid hair. Strider Patton, who posts braiding tutorials for other dads ...

NBC Selected independently determines what we cover and recommend. When you click on or buy through our links, we earn a commission. Learn more. Ashley Morris Associate SEO Reporter Braids have been ...

Hair braiding has been practiced for centuries in African communities, and by African-Americans and others in the U.S. It doesn't require any chemicals, hair dyes or cutting. But to legally braid hair ...

Playwright Jocelyn Bioh’s Jaja’s African Hair Braiding isn’t like anything you’ve ever seen on Broadway before. Directed by Whitney White, it’s not only a celebration of Black hair and beauty, but ...