by October Gallery
Actor Joaquin Phoenix gratefully accepted his Best Actor award from the British Academy of Film and Television Arts Sunday night. Then he dressed down the awards system — and the…
Hair has been a true marker of resilience and pride in the Black community. But due to the emphasis of Eurocentric hairstyles in the United States, Black hair continues to…
Ballet’s aristocratic origins and an early association with opera mean that it remains wedded to a Euro-classical ethos. Certain ideas about it still persist ― that only an expensive cultural…
In the United States of America, Black hair is so often seen through a white lens. Several highly publicized incidents over the past few years have shown the extent of…
History remembers 1912 as the year that saw the sinking of the RMS Titanic, the election of Woodrow Wilson as the 28th U.S. president and the establishment of Arizona’s statehood.…
The power music couple and daughter Blue Ivy were spotted on TMZ video (see it below) staying in their seats instead of standing as Demi Lovato sang “The Star-Spangled Banner”…
Yes, all healthy hair is good hair. And for Black History Month, HuffPost is celebrating the beauty and versatility of Black hair. But sometimes it’s important to sit back and…
Twenty years ago, Patricia Gaines had a terrible hair experience with a chemical relaxer and was left with extremely short hair. For decades, she’d used the “creamy crack” to straighten…
Hair has long been a way for Black athletes to convey their personality. For those in team sports, hair can be a means to stand out beyond the name on…
Black hair is political. There’s no way around that. The way Black people style their hair long has been closely associated with our personal pride and the power that we’ve…