Last June, Natalie Samuel went through with the “big chop.” The 33-year-old Columbia resident cut off all of her chemically straightened hair in an attempt to return her mane to its tightly curled, ...

Every year when summer rolls around, I get knots in the pit of my stomach just thinking about how I’m going to swim without getting my natural hair wet. Traditional swimming caps have never fully ...

At first glance, the Gypsy Sport Fall 2017 show looked as though it was going to ruffle some feathers with the faux dreadlocks that models were sporting. But these faux locs were different from what ...

Hairstyles such as dreadlocks, cornrows and afros could soon be expressly allowed and protected against discrimination in Wake County schools. The Wake County school board’s policy committee backed ...

When it comes to styling locs and faux locs into some of the most creative and dynamic styles you’ve ever seen, no one’s doing it better than hairstylist Sherelle Holder. Her salon, Karibbean Kinks, ...

Just as white stars occasionally show up sporting dreads, like Crystal Bowersox at the 2011 Grammys, our post on white people with dreads keeps popping up, with yet another group googling it during ...

With the evolution of the natural hair movement, many women are starting to look at their options again, whether going back to relaxers, big chopping, wearing wigs and weaves, or locing their hair ...

Hair can be a powerful thing. "We believe in the power of Mukunã dreadlock as a political act and strength of our culture. Aware that the hair dread still suffers from prejudice grounded by the ...

In Kansas, employers can fire people because of their dreadlocks or not hire them at all. Sen. Oletha Faust-Goudeau, a Wichita Democrat, is offering a bill to protect dreadlocks and other natural ...