A Louisiana hairstylist attempted to chop off a child’s newly installed braids because the girl’s mother refused to pay a ...

Black movies have a powerful influence on our style, especially regarding hair. Iconic characters often set trends that ...

Having an Afro or dreadlocks can mean solitary confinement. Meanwhile, going with mandated hairstyles may be life-threatening ...

The Matriarch author discusses her new memoir, what she learned from her daughters, and why she’s no stage mom.

Listen to this Story! has been on display in Jessop West, highlighting the representation of Black people in children's literature, from colonial legacies and negative stereotyping to positive ...

A sweeping new analysis of U.S. mortality data over the past 70 years reveals that Black children in the United States have consistently faced significantly higher mortality rates than their white ...

The Upper Grand Black Parent Council, a grassroots group of UGDSB families with Black children and their allies that advocates for Black children in the UGDSB, is behind the letter. “Though the group ...

It’s got everything a parent — or hair stylist — could use to keep kids entertained during their hair cut and keep those little wiggle worms sitting still. “As a mom of three myself, with a 6-year-old ...

As the nation celebrates National Library Week and its theme “Drawn to the Library,” libraries are among the few public spaces where Black children don’t have to justify their curiosity. Where they ...

Baker sees IBWHM as propelling Black people to engage in that same community-building work today and passing it on to future generations. “I’m just also thinking about the future generations and ...

There is a deep-seated distrust of the child welfare system within the Black community, stemming from a history of racial bias and systemic inequities. The fear of children being “snatched up” by “the ...

Black/African American mothers of children with asthma completed the Crisis in Family Systems survey. Racism/discrimination, education and family abuse/violence were not found to be frequent daily ...