This box braids style was a hit last fall and it’s returning with a bang for the season. “This trending style is so popular because it provides volume, texture and a softer look to traditional braids, ...

With the evolution of the natural hair movement, many women are starting to look at their options again, whether going back to relaxers, big chopping, wearing wigs and weaves, or locing their hair ...

The most common reasons for removing locs are the desire for a new hairstyle or scalp health concerns (like buildup or dermatitis). You can remove locs by cutting them out or combing them out.

RALEIGH -- For Juneteenth 2023, a local television reporter celebrated the hair freedom she's always wanted. Akilah Davis, a race and culture reporter from our sister station WTVD in North Carolina, ...

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 ...

Dreadlocks, also known as locs, can be traced back through history for thousands of years. In Ancient Egypt, for instance, synthetic wigs made from a blend of palm fibers, wool, and human hair ...

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 ...

Cornelius Mitchell gets his locs retwisted by Your Natural Image stylist Mishelle Rice. The so-called Crown Act was signed by Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe on July 9. Missouri became the 28th state to pass ...