It is just after noon inside Your Natural Image hair salon in South Kansas City, Missouri, on a Thursday in July. The 16-year-old Cornelius Mitchell has just come from under the dryer. Mitchell, a ...

September 20, 2025, marks four years since I loc’d my hair. To this day, it’s one of the best decisions I’ve ever made. For years, my self-worth was tied to my hair. I missed school and work when it ...

Starting locs with comb coils is no easy feat. That’s why it’s important to approach washing with care, especially in the initial stages. While it may feel like a frustrating, uphill battle, the ...

Every now and then a photo begins to circulate of a beautiful Black man with beautiful hair that makes your heart flutter, and your edges jealous. Singer Jacquees just dropped one of those pics on us ...