Allure Magazine ticked off some readers with their August spread “You (Yes, You) Can Have An Afro,” showcasing a white actress with a 70s-style afro hairstyle, with no mention of its origins.

Diana Ross has had quite the hair journey over the course of her career. I'm quite partial to her natural afro, but who can ...

Allure magazine's August issue features a variety of "retro modern" hairstyles inspired by the '70s.One of the looks included is a "loose afro," and the publication's decision to use a white woman ...

Celia Cruz, better known as the Queen of Salsa, has been officially engraved into some of the United States 25-cent coins, making her the first Afro-Latina to be featured in U.S. currency. The U.S ...

I am an introvert, and I owe whatever confidence my afro projects to the women and men of the ’60s and ’70s Black Power movement, who originated the style and provided me a template for how to ...

Bettyjean Carter Murphy (Courtesy Photo) By Beverly Richards Special to the AFRO Bettyjean C. Murphy, Baltimore’s first African-American woman developer, will forever be remembered as a fearless ...