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Curlfest 2019
July 29, 2019
On Saturday, Curlfest transformed Randall's Island into a #BlackGirlMagic wonderland full of fluffy fros, luxurious locs, and colossal curls.
Viola Davis thegrio.com
May 17, 2019
VIola Davis is voicing an entertainment industry-wide frustration with having to deal with stylists who don't understand the different textures…
Johnny Wright Black Glam Kim Kimble thegrio.com
March 14, 2019
Stylist to the stars, Kim Kimble, sat down with theGrio’s style correspondent Johnny Wright for a good catch-up session.
Dolls
February 19, 2019
A Boston woman who grew up ashamed of her hair and skin has launched a line of dolls designed to…
Hair
February 19, 2019
The politics of Black hair seem to stretch around the globe as schools in the country adopt a policy against…
Wal-Mart
February 6, 2019
A Long Island, N.Y., Wal-Mart is under fire after customers noted that all of its African-American hair care products had
November 26, 2018
[griojw id=”GgOezfr0″ playerid=”GqX43ZoG”] Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has the internet buzzing after uploading a photo rocking one cornrow braid and giving a
Lexi Proctor thegrio.com
October 11, 2018
For #InternationalDayOfTheGirl, theGrio talked to 13-year-old Lexi Proctor and her mom Monica Proctor about their haircare line, Curlanista.
Black Hair Panel thegrio.com
October 6, 2018
[griojw id=”1ttHJ7Ng” playerid=”x9J2bwvH”] Hair has always been  a major topic of discussion in the Black community. The diversity of Black
Kate Pepper thegrio.com
August 28, 2018
Kate Pepper, a senior at McKinney ISD outside of Dallas, TX, is now allowed to wear her blue wig to…
Rihanna Kim Kardashian West thegrio.com
August 21, 2018
Black Twitter unleashes wrath on Marie Claire for saying the Kardashians started the "glass hair"/silk press trend.
Princess Tiana
August 20, 2018
Disney is under fire after a trailer for Ralph Breaks the Internet went online and broke the hearts of many with a…
Lena Waithe thegrio.com
August 10, 2018
The next time you seen Lena Waithe, you will notice something is missing: her signature locs. 
teacher mocks Black child's hair style thegrio.com
June 7, 2018
A white teacher ridiculed a black girl’s hair on social media by posting a side by side comparison to a
Erika Paggett says her son was kicked out of class for the lines in his hair. (ACLU) thegrio.com
March 9, 2018
A mom in California said her son is being targeted by a teacher who put him out of class after
Black Panther theGrio.com
February 20, 2018
Black Panther has taken the country by storm, breaking box office records and setting many different cultural milestones. One of…
December 13, 2017
Beyoncé‘s hair stylist, Neal Farinah, doesn’t think there’s anything wrong with Black women wearing weaves. “Sometimes women make choices and Black women
October 23, 2017
The Evening Standard, the British magazine that Solange called out for photo editing out her braided crown, has issued an apology…
October 20, 2017
Solange recently posed for the cover of the London Evening Standard Magazine, but her braided crown was omitted from the actual cover…
October 19, 2017
A Texas school district has apologized after altering the hair color of their homecoming queen.