Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As a way to communicate social status, Fulani braids serve as a way to communicate social status and hierarchy to others within ...

Hairstyles deeply rooted in tradition are making a confident return – and for African women, it’s more than just a trend. Across the country, more and more women are turning to cornrows and tribal ...

Our history is woven into our hairstyles. Here natural hair specialist Tamara Albertini, founder of New York City’s Ancestral Strands, looks back at the roots of our braids and updates them with a ...

Braids are such a fun protective style because they offer versatility. Explore 15 different ways to wear braids with tips ...

Gone are the days of braids being reserved for vacation. Beauty mavens recognize that braids can be worn year-round thanks to the countless styling options. So, once I saw the trendy flip-over Fulani ...

Did you know your hair is 90% of your selfie? Let’s take it back to the 90’s whereby we used to plait these protective hairstyles (mosodo, pushback lines, rastas, dabrat and zigzag) later they would ...

This classic hairstyle comes in many sizes. From small to jumbo, box braids made a big splash in the 90s and have been rocking ever since. They get their name from the box shaped parts and box ...

No, I'm not here to talk about how much better I wish I was at braiding my hair. I am, however, here to talk to you about Fulani braids, a style that I've very recently added to my internal list of ...