
Boston Hair Salons
Liz Hair Care: Totally Recommend! I've only been to Liz one time and loved it. I went to her to get my hair straightened for prom....


Go-to Hair Playlists
Look, whenever I start to do my hair, I begin with the knowledge, that I might just be in front of my mirror for a couple hours. Thus,...

~seasonal hair~
Edowaye mentioned this in her interview, but hair is seasonal. There’s a reason why many of us black girls come back from a break,...

Reflections On Interviews and the Day
Free write: I've learned a lot from interviewing over the past couple weeks. In my conversations, I have heard a variety of...


A Helping of Good Old-Fashioned Black Hair Superstitions
Compiled by Ayana Byrd for Hair Story: Untangling the Roots of Black Hair in America 1. Always burn the hair in your brush or someone...

The Origins of Hair Straightening
The abolition of slavery brought with it freedom in name only. Along with legislation that further mirrored black enslavement, anti-black...

My Post-Braid Wash Day Routine
Over the weekend, I took out my Kanekalon twists after two months of wear. I’ll shamelessly admit that they were in WAY too long,...