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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Black women embracing their natural hair can be a difficult process to come to terms with. That was the case for ABC 11 news ...

We love to see women rocking locs freely instead of hiding them under wigs and weaves and dismissing the idea that there is an “ugly phase” during the loc journey. Locs are now on-trend, and women are ...

For decades, many Black women in the United States military felt forced to choose between service and self expression. Strict grooming regulations once prohibited locs and other natural hairstyles, ...

There’s still so much we have to learn about Black hair. Whether through the pressures of assimilation or the false assumption of ease in our haircare journeys, many Black girls and women grew up with ...

Locs, aka dreadlocks, come in various styles, shapes, and sizes. While Jamaican musician Bob Marley and American singer Lauryn Hill brought this popular hairstyle into the spotlight, historians say it ...

When it comes to styling locs and faux locs into some of the most creative and dynamic styles you’ve ever seen, no one’s doing it better than hairstylist Sherelle Holder. Her salon, Karibbean Kinks, ...