Braiding is more than a hairstyle. For generations, African American hair braiding styles have held deep cultural significance, telling stories of survival, status and self-expression. What may ...

Hair products aimed at African American consumers emphasized kinkier-textured hair and less-restrained hair styles. Hair products aimed at white Americans emphasized ... American History Prom for ...

I watched my mother color her gray roots over the bathroom ... her products made specifically for textured African-American hair. And hair styles also helped blur class and racial lines.