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There are so many Black female characters in anime shows. Whether they’re commanding the screen with fierce energy, embodying ...
Amara La Negra shares her journey of embracing her natural hair and her thoughts on the policing of Black women's hair.
TikTok user @lexx.wamsley participated in the bob girl summer trend when she impulsively decided to snip her long hair right ...
These characters raised generations, nurtured imaginations and provided visibility. Here are eight Black female cartoon characters.
Anime is filled with incredible female characters, from blue-haired demon girls like Ryoko from Tenchi Muyo to black-haired powerhouses like Mikasa from Attack on Titan. There’s almost always a ...
A newly-published study has shed light on how the mental health of Black girls can depend on their satisfaction with their hair.
Are you looking for the most iconic cartoon characters with curly hair? Read on for the cartoon characters with curly hair, including Moana and others.
Can we stop trying to control Black Olympians’ hair? From Simone Biles, Gabby Douglas and Sha’Carri Richardson, Black female Olympians are still unfairly scrutinized ...
Beyonce isn't the only Black woman with long, healthy hair. With the right products and a lot of patience, you can have healthy black hair too.
For the last 17 years, Irina Werning has traveled throughout Latin America photographing women and girls for her ongoing series, Las Pelilargas, or The Longhairs. Shot in color and black and white, ...
She declared in an accompanying video clip of her that she is “a browned-skin girl,” and furthermore noted the long tradition of Black female performers, such as Etta James, bleaching their hair.
The Hulu series The Other Black Girl dramatizes the pains of managing Afro-textured hair—and other people’s perceptions of it.