Hair

World

Need Therapy? In West Africa, Hairdressers Can Help.

An initiative to train hairdressers in mental health counseling is providing relief to hundreds of clients in a region with…

Magazine

The Bergdorf Blonde Moves to Park Avenue

The location has changed, but clients such as Hillary Clinton and Martha Stewart remain loyal to Parvin Klein, a colorist…

News

For Jonathan Lyndon Chase, Hair Is Rooted in Pride

The Philadelphia artist’s show at Artists Space considers how hair cutting, grooming and caregiving help create a Black queer community.

News

When a Seat in the Theater Means a Seat in the Salon

“Jaja’s African Hair Braiding” is a play where the Black women in the audience are the ones who feel most…

World

A Scientist’s Salons in Paris Cater to a Neglected Trait: Curly Hair

With a Ph.D. in chemistry and inspired by her daughter, Aude Livoreil-Djampou is trying to address the dearth of salon…

World

Breaths of Fresh Hair

After witnessing what appeared to be a total democratization of hairstyles at fashion weeks in February and March, I was…

News

F.D.A. Plans to Ban Hair Straighteners With Formaldehyde

The products, often marketed to Black women, have been linked to an increased risk of uterine cancer.

News

A Friendship Woven of Hair and Heritage

As a child of mixed-race heritage, I often found that my hair was a source of tension between my mother…

World

Review: At ‘Jaja’s,’ Where Everybody Knows Your Mane

Jocelyn Bioh’s Broadway playwriting debut, set in a Harlem hair braiding shop, is a hot and hilarious workplace sitcom.

Sports

If You’re Talking About His Hair, This N.B.A. Star Is Winning

Jimmy Butler’s emo persona was as short-lived as it was spectacular. Regardless of his motivation, it kept the Miami Heat’s…

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