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 ...

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Originally used as a derogatory term for native South Africans during the apartheid, the word ‘Bantu’ (which, FYI, translates to ‘people’ in many African languages) was reclaimed by the diaspora to ...

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 ...

Even if it doesn’t feel like it because of quarantine, summer is coming. And whether you’re indoors for most of it, or the stay-at-home orders are lifted and there’s opportunity to go out, protective ...

Country music artist Tanner Adell opens up about her African heritage after donning blonde Bantu knots at the recent 2024 CMT Music Awards Show. On May 1, the Kentucky native sat down with MTV for an ...

Hardly anything in the year 2020 seems strange anymore. Then something new happens, like a photo that singer Adele posted to Instagram that found its way around the internet on Sunday. The strangeness ...

It might be Sweet July magazine, but Ayesha Curry’s beautiful spread is preparing us for the holidays! Curry debuted a new look, courtesy of her hair stylist Jess Jewel, on the latest cover of Sweet ...