To say the Black experience is multifaceted would be an understatement. For nearly 500 years, the global African diaspora has blended West and Central African foods, religions, and practices with ...

American beauticians who ran businesses that supported civil rights movements during South Florida's racial segregation.

Amber C. Coleman, an ASU postdoctoral scholar and one of the creators of the exhibit, said co-curator Jasmine Beatty ...

Hair Wars Model, at the Hair Wars Demo at the Detroit Institute of Arts. Detroit’s 1980s nightlife wasn’t just about music; it was the stage for a hair revolution. Inside the ...

Art historian Elizabeth ... Walker became the first black millionairess with her products made specifically for textured African-American hair. And hair styles also helped blur class and racial ...

Segregation prompts out of the box thinking for black artists of the ... However, in 1970, the African American art scene lost its charismatic leader when Hair was gunned down in a bar.

BRIGHT PAINTINGS AND PIECES LINED THE WALLS OF MARYLAND LIVE CASINO, A PLACE NOT JUST FOR GAMBLING BUT ALSO FOR ADMIRING ART AND THE STORIES BEHIND IT. MY WORK IS ROOTED IN MY OWN EXPERIENCES AND ...