To playwright Jocelyn Bioh, the African hair braiders of Harlem are icons. “They’re a large part of the economy of Harlem,” Bioh said of the Manhattan neighborhood. “Those are women-owned businesses, ...

Fast-forward a few years and a pandemic pivot later. That vision of merging the culture of African hair braiding with the aesthetic and an experience that pours back into you has fully come to life — ...

Nestled throughout Black neighborhoods, African braiding salons have served as the go-to spot for protective styles. Whether you’re getting traditional box braids or the latest popular bohemian locs, ...

Halo Braid, a machine learning–powered braiding device by Harvard alumna Yinka Ogunbiyi, won Harvard Business School’s ...

BAY SHORE, New York -- Long Island's K&D African Hair Braiding salon has been the go-to spot in Bay Shore for 25 years, offering more than 70 African hair braiding styles for customers to choose from.

Hair is sacred to Black women, as are the institutions that shift and mold our tresses, styling them for seasons and occasions. Beauty salons are staples in the Black community, but the braiding shop ...

One year ago, Sonia Ekemon, 41, led the fight to make it legal for Idahoans to braid hair without a cosmetology license. After the law passed in March 2022, Ekemon launched one of Idaho’s first hair ...

African American North Side salon specializes in braids, dreads Alice Qualiss learned to braid hair as a girl, living in West Africa. Fifteen years ago, she opened Qualiss African Braiding in ...

A beauty writer takes us into her service at Harlem's luxury African braiding shop (and why it's worth the price).