she is one of five Afro-Finns behind Finland's only annual event dedicated to afro hair, the Good Hair Day. Mirna Shampemba "You don't see us in the Finnish society. We're a visible but invisible ...

While it may not always be everything, a good hair day can really make all the difference. But for women with afro hair, finding a hair salon that can give us that can be a struggle. These are the ...

There are hundreds of thousands of social media posts discussing afro hair, with over four million posts using the hashtag #afrohair on Instagram alone. With such a high volume of content ...

From moisturising hair masks and oils to sulphate-free shampoos, beauty journalist Sue Omar talks us through her favourite products for afro hair. Over the years, I’ve discovered the secret to ...

For too many years, black men and women have been told their natural afro hair is unkempt, excessive, and unprofessional. It has led to black people going to extreme lengths just to be accepted. " ...

Your support makes all the difference. A Black entrepreneur has revealed how her work colleagues thought it was ok to touch her Afro hair without asking and once told her that her natural ...

An MP has said she has felt she would "never succeed in a career" with her natural hair, as campaigners call on the ...

Children with Afro-textured hair should not be prevented from wearing natural hairstyles at school, new guidance from Britain's human-rights watchdog says. School bans on hairstyles such as braids ...

Even in secondary school, a neighbouring school in federation proposed a ban on Afro hair, sparking outrage and student ...

Emma told us what black hair meant in Pre-Colonial Africa - before the Slave Trade. Afro hair has a very unique texture, and for centuries it has had social significance too. Touching someone’s ...

In fairy tales ... of a little girl with a big puffball of an Afro staring up at the camera. "My mother was a political activist, and so I wore my hair like this until I was 13," Rooks says ...

From rags to riches and beasts to beanstalks, these are the popular fairy tales that shape our happily ever afters Our editors and experts handpick every product we feature. We may earn a ...