I began implementing a new weekly hair routine, which includes natural ingredients easily found on the island of Puerto Rico like avocado, banana, cassava, aloe vera, coconut, and honey.

Puerto Rico bans discrimination against natural hair and protective hairstyles. Grassroots efforts made it happen (Photo Illustration by Diana Ramirez; Photos by Simplyogo, and Martins John.) ...

Guilbe, a 36-year-old preschool teacher living in Juana Díaz, is one of the many voices in Puerto Rico who, through reconciling with their hair and consequently their racial identity, are ...

Legislators in racially diverse Puerto Rico have opened a public debate on a bill to explicitly prohibit discrimination against hairstyles such as cornrows and Afros, sparking a heated debate ...

Inspired by the CROWN Act and painful experiences with racism against Black hair, Afro-Puerto Rican activists are rallying to pass Senate Bill 1282 as time runs out. When Cynthia Collazo Pacheco ...

Puerto Rico debates bill to finally ban hair discrimination. Residents of the US territory who have been forced out of work places and education share their disappointment ...

With a population of 3.2 million, Puerto Rico has over 1.6 million residents identifying as being of two or more races, and nearly 230,000 individuals identifying solely as Black, according to U.S ...

Puerto Rico's governor has signed a law that prohibits discrimination against people wearing Afros, twists, braids and other hairstyles in the racially diverse U.S. territory.

More than 1.6 million people in the U.S. territory identify as being of two or more races, while nearly 230,000 identify solely as Black, according to the U.S. Census.

Fans of Puerto Rico's World Baseball Classic team are hoping blonde leads to gold in 2023 after setting a hair-related Guinness World Record.

Puerto Rico broke Guinness World Record for the most hair dyed, with 192 men going blond Organizers of the event had eight hours to beat the previous record, set in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in ...

Inspired by the CROWN Act and painful experiences with racism against Black hair, Afro-Puerto Rican activists are rallying to pass Senate Bill 1282 as time runs out. Natasha S. Alford Jul 15, 2024 ...