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FINA, the international swimming federation, has decided to ban Soul Cap, a swimming cap designed to accommodate natural afro-hair, in the upcoming Olympics. To make matters worse, FINA’s reasoning for the prohibition sounds like something straight out . . .

Beyoncé dropped a new hair care line and it’s the most fitting celebrity product line I’ve seen. We all know Beyoncé as this iconic powerhouse. She’s arguably one of the greatest performers of our time and consistently puts out hits every decade. Some might think Bey dropping hair products has nothing to do with her […]

For the past decade, Mikayla Lowe Davis has been braiding and styling hair for her customers. “The first thing people see a lot of times is our hair,” she says. “We have to represent our crown and be confident with wearing it.” The 29-year-old stylist, who owns Mikki Styles Salon, is braiding in synthetic hair […]

If you’re in the market to upgrade your old vacuum, Dyson has Black Friday offers to sweeten the deal. Several of its bestselling vacuum models — including the V8, V11, V12, and V15 — are being marked down for the occasion. While run times, weight, and other specs vary, any model will provide you with clean […]

A Black police officer in New Jersey who alleges she was disciplined after she wore her hair in a traditional African hairstyle has sued the township where she works and one of her superiors, alleging that she was discriminated against for wearing a natural hairstyle. Chian Weekes-Rivera, a veteran of the police department in Maplewood […]

A Black police officer in New Jersey who alleges she was disciplined after she wore her hair in a traditional African hairstyle has sued the township where she works and one of her superiors, alleging that she was discriminated against for wearing a natural hairstyle. Chian Weekes-Rivera, a veteran of the police department in Maplewood […]

By Isabel Shaw, Staff Writer of student newspaper The Current. On Oct. 19, Brookdale students and members of the public enjoyed an interactive presentation of “Black Women’s Hair & Wellness” at the Two River Theater in Red Bank led by Gilda Rogers, executive director of the T. Thomas Fortune Foundation & Cultural Center of Red […]

Darryl George will be sent to an alternative school program, from Oct. 12 through Nov. 29 for “failure to comply” with multiple campus and classroom regulations, the Barbers Hill High School principal said in a letter. Michael Wyke/AP hide caption toggle caption Michael Wyke/AP Darryl George will be sent to an alternative school program, from […]

A Black high school student in Texas who had been suspended because of how he wears his hair was removed from his school on Wednesday and transferred to a disciplinary school program, according to a letter from the school district shared by the student’s family. Darryl George, a high school junior, had previously received an […]

A Black high school student in Texas who was suspended because of the way he wears his hair, along with his mother, filed a federal civil rights lawsuit on Saturday against the state’s governor and attorney general. Darryl George, 17, and his mother, Darresha George, said in the lawsuit that the state leaders failed to […]


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