New research raises concerns about the safety of chemical hair relaxers. Now, many Black women want safer alternatives.

At one point in her life, Kobe Campbell considered herself a natural hair warrior. Not just natural hair, kinky hair. “I ...

Thousands of Black women across the country are suing chemical relaxer manufacturers, alleging the products caused cancer.

A recent National Institutes of Health study found that women who use chemical hair straighteners more than four times a year face an increased risk of uterine cancer, with Black women most affected.

London-based hair and beauty journalist Sue Omar is hell-bent on celebrating the black woman's crowning ... truth and technique behind chemical hair straightening - plus the potential hair ...

JUST AS BRIGHT AS SOMEONE THAT HAD STRAIGHT HAIR. THE HISTORY OF BLACK HAIR TRACES BACK MORE THAN 5000 YEARS IN AFRICAN CULTURE, WHEN STYLES LIKE BRAIDS AND LOCKS WERE A PART OF THEIR IDENTITY.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with video game designer and UC Santa Cruz professor A.M. Darke, about her work on a new computer algorithm that more accurately illustrates Black hair.

But as American women eschew the chemicals, they’re on the rise in some African countries: Sales of chemical hair relaxers have dropped nearly ten percent in the United States between 2017 and ...

A recent National Institutes of Health study found that women who use chemical hair straighteners more than four times a year face an increased risk of uterine cancer, with Black women most affected.