A father is taking legal action against a school for banning his 6-year-old son for his hairstyle. Clinton Stanley of Apopka, Fla., filed a complaint against A Book’s Christian Academy for illegal ...

In last week's Sexual Politics column about how a guy choking his girlfriend with his dreadlocks shouldn't be a punchline, I made this flippant joke: "It's tempting to laugh at this news because, of ...

Black hair is a touchy subject tied to beauty, identity and politics. Whether it’s Afros and black power or cornrows and hip-hop, hairstyles associated with African-American culture can make a ...

The founder of a nonprofit backed by the NFL and Jay-Z's Roc Nation has apologized after she faced backlash over photos that emerged showing her cutting teens' dreadlocks off as a symbol for "a better ...

Dreadlocks, afros, mohawks, spikes: All will be allowed under a Palm Beach County school policy that will ban hair discrimination. School Board members agreed on Wednesday to approve a policy that ...

When I was about nine years old, I asked my mom if I could straighten my thick natural hair with a perm. I was initially told that I was too young to do so, and that we’d make an appointment at the ...

Rising cases of infant mortality is forcing some residents of Cape Three Points in the Western region to adopt crude measures of marking children with dreadlocks to protect the lives of newborns. In a ...

Black hair is a touchy subject tied to beauty, identity and politics. Whether it's Afros and Black power or cornrows and hip-hop, hairstyles associated with African-American culture can make a ...