Research exposes harmful chemicals in synthetic hair used for braids and extensions, creating health concerns for those wearing protective styles for long time.

Among the most celebrated Black hairstyles are dreads and locs, which have become symbols of heritage and personal transformation. Far beyond fashion trends, they are deeply rooted in spirituality and ...

A woman vented on Reddit about her elderly neighbor “taking advantage” of her and her husband’s willingness to do favors Latoya Gayle joined PEOPLE as an Associate Editor in 2024. Her work ...

With her dreadlocks and pierced nose, Sunniva Gylver (pictured) says she wants to show a different face of the Protestant Church of Norway. (Photo by Jonathan Klein/ AFP) The day before she was ...

"They paint it, but this is the finger—I don't know if you guys know—that you use the most, for everything all the time," Purnell says. "Then you have to take it off, put it back on, it's very ...

DDG is back at Genius to break down his latest hit, “Pink Dreads,” with PlaqueBoyMax. The track was originally recorded during PlaqueBoyMax’s Twitch livestream before officially dropping in ...

The main contributions of this work are as follows. (a) To the best of our knowledge, LoCS-Net is the first SNN that is trained to perform the VPR task by means of ANN-to-SNN conversion and ...

Butterfly locs are an example of faux locs with a slightly different texture. The style is achieved by looping wavy hair into a braid using a crochet needle. Unlike faux locs, which require you to ...