Growing up in Chicago’s Chatham neighborhood in the late 1990s, Traccye Love wished for the long, smooth tresses of pop star Aaliyah. “That was the look then — smooth and straight,” said Love, of Oak ...

Just For Me, Creme of Nature, Dark & Lovely: For Black women, these relaxer brands likely bring up memories of chemical aromas, pressed roots and a girlhood coiffure nostalgia. And while the ...

Helping women feel confident in their natural hair is a major part of Jaime Wright’s life work. As a hairstylist for 15 Years, she’s seen a major shift in the way Black women choose to wear their ...

Oct. 11 (UPI) --Black women's long-term use of some chemical hair relaxers at least twice a year has been associated with a higher risk of uterine cancer, according to a new study done by Boston ...

Though relaxer box girls inspire nostalgia for the '90s on Black Twitter, growing up, many Black women felt undercut by beauty expectations. And, now, they worry about cancer risks. Jasmine Purdie The ...

When Madison “Maddy” Maxey was a child, she and her father would sew together. “He was really tall and would make his own pants. So he would work with me in our living room on my little sewing ...

I was in fourth grade when I got my hair relaxed for the first time. My mom took me to a professional salon, and Game Boy in hand, I sat in the chair, nervous but excited. My mom and sometimes other ...

My mother was a teenager in the late ’70s when big poofy hair (see Donna Summer and Tina Turner circa 1978) was all the rage. And like many teens, she wanted to fit in, so she asked her mom: “Can I ...

11 NEWS REPORTER MEGAN RIVERS HAS THE STORY. THERE’S JUST A LOT OF MISAPPLICATION, RIGHT? BECAUSE A LOT OF TIMES WE’RE RELAXED IS THE GOAL IS TO TO GET THE HAIR AS STRAIGHT AS POSSIBLE. WHAT IS THE ...