The Glow UpBlack HairThe Glow UpBlack HairForget Those Renaissance Visuals. Beyoncé Just Teased a Whole Other New SurpriseWriter's Note: I don't really mean forget the visuals, we still need you to officially drop those Bey. Respectfully!ByShanelle GenaiPublishedMay 17, 2023
The Glow UpBlack HairThe Glow UpBlack HairAre Hair Relaxers Safe? Ayanna Pressley and Shontel Brown Grill The FDA For AnswersIn an Exclusive to The Root, Representatives Pressley and Brown are asking the FDA to look into the safety of…ByJessica WashingtonPublishedMarch 15, 2023
The Glow UpBlack HairThe Glow UpBlack HairSaweetie Points To Meditation As The Motivation Behind Her BaldieDid Saweetie’s new buzz cut come as a result of reaching Nirvana? Well–something like that.ByAlexandra JanePublishedFebruary 26, 2022
The Glow UpBlack HairThe Glow UpBlack HairRep. Ayanna Pressley Wants Medicare to Cover Wigs: 'It’s So Much More Than Cosmetic'Pressley, who lives with alopecia, introduced a new bill on Thursday, the last day of Alopecia Awareness Month.ByStephen A. Crockett Jr.PublishedOctober 1, 2021
The Glow UpBlack HairThe Glow UpBlack HairCan't Nobody Hold Us Down: Who Was the All-Black Team Behind Vanity Fair's Iconic Diddy-Daughters Portrait?The work of Atlanta-based photographers Creative Soul inspired the shot's regal looks, and the entire team was…ByMaiysha KaiPublishedAugust 4, 2021
The Glow UpBlack HairThe Glow UpBlack HairIs Our Haircare Endangering Us? A New Study Compounds Fears About Relaxers and Breast CancerAn Oxford University study finds an approximately 30 percent increased risk of developing breast cancer in Black…ByMaiysha KaiPublishedJuly 27, 2021
The Glow UpBlack HairThe Glow UpBlack HairShe Clips Her Hair Back and Forth: Willow Smith Had Her Head Shaved During a PerformanceThe singer, who convinced mom Jada to do the same, was covering her 2010 hit 'Whip My Hair' when she had her afro…ByMaiysha KaiPublishedJuly 19, 2021
The Glow UpBlack HairThe Glow UpBlack Hair'It Was Time to Let Go': Jada Pinkett Smith Debuts a Shaved Head, Inspired by Daughter WillowAfter previously disclosing her struggles with hair loss, the 49-year-old Red Table Talk host has opted to go bald.ByMaiysha KaiPublishedJuly 13, 2021
The Glow UpBlack HairThe Glow UpBlack HairMichigan School District Absolves Employee of Bias in Cutting Biracial Child's HairA white Mount Pleasant Public Schools librarian sparked outrage for giving an unauthorized haircut to the…ByMaiysha KaiPublishedJuly 6, 2021
The Glow UpBlack HairThe Glow UpBlack HairBlack-Owned Swim Cap Brand Denied Certification for Olympic CompetitionThe UK-based Soul Cap was created to better accommodate textured hair—and rejected by FINA to become certified for…ByMaiysha KaiPublishedJuly 1, 2021
The Glow UpBlack HairThe Glow UpBlack HairHey Queens and Kings, How Are You Celebrating CROWN Day?A series of events and collaborations celebrate the two-year anniversary of the inaugural signing of the CROWN Act…ByMaiysha KaiPublishedJune 28, 2021
The Glow UpBlack HairThe Glow UpBlack HairThe Hair Tales: Tracee Ellis Ross and Oprah Winfrey Join Bestselling Author Michaela Angela Davis to Present a Series Celebrating Black HairThe docuseries will simultaneously broadcast on OWN and Hulu as part of 'an unprecedented partnership.'ByMaiysha KaiPublishedJune 25, 2021
The Glow UpBlack HairThe Glow UpBlack HairAdding Another Chapter to the Gorilla Glue Saga, Tessica Brown Launches a Haircare LineAlmost four months after having adhesive surgically removed from her head, Brown says her stimulating hair oil is…ByMaiysha KaiPublishedJune 17, 2021