Braids are a black girl’s summer staple style. They are cool, chic, and are easy to maintain. Though sometimes it’s easy to get stuck in a rut of styles: simple cornrows, twists, or box braids. Get ...

Braiding traditions across the African diaspora both predate and defy the colonial confines set forth to erase and subjugate Black communities. Intricate cornrows in particular—whether they are the ...

1/ Make a center part. Then, starting to the right of the part, separate out a one-inch section of hair. 2/ Begin fishbone braiding (see below for a fishbone braiding how-to), but add eighth-inch ...

Box braids are currently a trendy protective hairstyle for Black women. If you’ve tried out this hairstyle before and wondered, ‘Where did box braids originate?’ then you’re in the right place because ...