PHOTO: KEVIN WINTER / GETTY IMAGES FOR CLEAR CHANNEL. I wrote a story back in May about the cultural appropriation of the mislabeled “twisted mini-buns,” which are better known as Bantu knots. “Bantu” ...

Norwegian beauty vlogger Gilan Sharafani just caught a ton of flack on social media for a tutorial she posted on how to get heatless curls. In the video, the beauty guru demonstrates what is commonly ...

Beauty vloggers are currently facing a lot of backlash over cultural appropriation displayed in some of their tutorials. Earlier this week, Australian beauty guru Chloe Morello was hit with a ton of ...

Life remains an anxious effort for a refugee community of about 300 people in 42 families. They came on an airlift of 12,000 Bantu plucked from desperate straits in Africa beginning in 2003. The U.S.

Murals, and public art in general, are a great way to broadcast messages to the community. Rather than erecting ugly billboards that are relentlessly “in our face,” broadcasting car accident and slip ...

Whether it’s because you’ve got pool party plans or are anticipating harsh winter air, protective hairstyles are a good idea year-round — especially for coily hair types, which tend to be naturally ...

Flower crowns and feather headpieces are so passé. If you’re meeting us in NOLA for ESSENCE Fest or heading to another summer destination, prepare to be the ‘mane’ attraction in some of our favorite ...

In the last few years, bantu knots have popped back into the mainstream with a trail of cultural appropriation behind them. The protective hairstyle, which naturalistas either use to create heat-free ...