A woman’s hair is more than something that merely covers her head. Little girls learn this early. At least I did. I watched my mother color her gray roots over the bathroom sink, pomade her short crop ...

More and more women seem to be sporting long, luscious manes. Our critic offers some possible explanations along with a brief history of hair. By Vanessa Friedman It is true that we are in a Rapunzel ...

EXPLORES THE RICH HISTORY OF HAIR IN TODAY’S AGE. HAIR IS REFERRED TO AS OUR CROWN IN BLACK CULTURE. IT’S A SYMBOL OF BEAUTY, IDENTITY AND EXPRESSION FROM THE LAID EDGES TO THE NAPS IN THE KITCHEN AND ...

A stroll through the Presidential-portrait wing at the National Portrait Gallery, in Washington, D.C., is, among other things, a game of Now You See It, Now You Don’t. In the beginning, not a whisper ...