Ghanaian American playwright Jocelyn Bioh’s “Jaja’s African Hair Braiding” is the product of “30-plus years of stories that I ...

To braid or not to braid? It’s a question many Black women are asking as summer approaches, after Consumer Reports says its ...

The SpeakEasy Stage's production of the Tony Award-winning play centers hair braiders and their lives over one day in the ...

The play Jaja’s African Hair Braiding offers its audience a seat in a Harlem Black hair salon. But the audience will come away with much more than a new style – in fact it might just come away with a ...

At SpeakEasy Stage, playwright Jocelyn Bioh shares the hilarious and complicated lives of the women who work in the salon, ...

And when it comes to the humble Harlem hair salon in Jaja’s African Hair Braiding, now in its New England premiere at ...

By now, most of us have seen the flashy beauty supply ads usually displayed in Black neighborhoods that promote braiding hair ...

The organization tested 10 of the most popular synthetic braiding hair brands and found carcinogens, or chemicals that may cause cancer, in 100% of the samples.

Consumer Reports found carcinogens in all of the synthetic braiding hair samples we tested, which are frequently used by Black consumers, especially Black women and girls. It’s time for the FDA ...

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - Braids are a popular way for women to style their hair, made to be easy and convenient. However, a new report has people questioning if braids are as safe as they were made ...