Myth 3: Afro hair doesn’t grow as long. Afro hair can grow long like other types of hair however, its curly texture can make it appear shorter, contributing to the misconception. Research has ...

A lady wowed South Africans with her big and healthy afro. Her natural hair looked well-nourished and Mzansi asked for her ...

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 ...

This sense of community and open discussion would be even more pronounced as I began to grow my hair and found a black female hairdresser to style it every month. I discovered that styling afro ...

"It was awful, they basically said that I couldn't have Afro hair," she said. "You’re in a traumatic position after the diagnosis and dealing with the physical changes - but I was back to being ...