As the semester gets underway for students at Hampton University, students are once again questioning the controversial ban on cornrows and dreadlocks by administrators in the university’s five-year ...

The way Black people style their hair carries deep historical and spiritual significance. With so many styles that have served as a form of self-expression, resistance, and empowerment, Black ...

“Why are you so sad?” a TV reporter asked the little girl with a bright pink bow in her hair. “Because they didn’t like my dreads,” she sobbed, wiping her tears. “I think that they should let me have ...

The ACLU of Louisiana has challenged a high school’s suspension of a student for the length of his dreadlocks. Dreadlocks. (Courtesy Photo) The Aug. 25 open letter was sent to South Plaquemines High ...

The recent brouhaha surrounding the insistence of a prestigious senior high school in Ghana to have two students with dreadlocks shave off their hair before enrolment has made the headlines on the ...

Along with the afro, dreadlocks remain the most distinctive black hair style among other ethnic groups. "The problem remains however, that while we may style our hair to reflect our own individual ...