A hijab is a veil worn by certain Muslim women in the presence of any male outside of their immediate family. Muslim women from 140 countries worldwide celebrate world Hijab Day on 1 February each ...

Alysa Liu is a maverick of sorts in the world of figure skating. Case in point: her "halo"-covered hair.

On January 24, 2026, the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act’s (PHRA) prohibition against race-based hair discrimination went ...

In honor of the 100th anniversary of Black History Month, ESSENCE celebrates 13 Black women who forever-changed the beauty ...

The first-time Grammy Award winner accepted her trophy in an anthurium red basketweave with spiked mullet locs.

Discover the cultural significance of African hair braiding at Tricoci University of Beauty Culture. Learn about its history ...

Developing gray hair is a normal part of getting older. But not everyone likes how it looks on them. Luckily, recent research has discovered why and how hair starts going gray—and it also may lay the ...