The way Black people style their hair carries deep historical and spiritual significance. With so many styles that have served as a form of self-expression, resistance, and empowerment, Black ...

A TikTok posted Sunday of a woman teaching her students the history of the term “dreadlocks” has gone viral with 1.8 million views and 405,000 likes by Thursday. The TikTok, posted by ...

Ava DuVernay is doing her part to turn a negative narrative about black youth’s hair into an empowering social media movement highlighting the beauty of natural locs. Her campaign, #loclife, comes in ...

Thin. Thick. Short. Long. Neat. Messy. Dreadlocks of all styles never seem out of season in the Green Mountain State. This week Seven Days got the low-down on locks from Elisabeth Hart, “dread ...

The battle for the souls of Black folks has been waged on many fronts. Hair has long been among the most contentious, from today’s braids and dreads all the way back to the intricate and symbolic ...

"It is pacifying for clients to know the source of their locs. Unlike weaves, which one can remove after a while, locs are more permanent." Steve Roots, loctician Also known as Freedom as one can swim ...

One month ago, Free People, the retailer that specializes in bohemian maxi dresses and ripping off Native American designs, started selling what they called "clip-in dreadlocks" — and it wasn't even ...