The singer-songwriter debated a user on Threads who said that Black women straightening their natural hair was unrelated to white beauty standards. India Arie stepped onto Threads yesterday to educate ...

India Arie weighed in on the ongoing debate sparked by Michelle Obama’s remarks about Black women straightening their hair. India Arie jumped into a Threads discussion about Michelle Obama’s recent ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about Black and neurodivergent identity in the workplace. I was seven years old when I first got my hair straightened. I ...

Then-and-now photo comparisons revealed a trend among the Black women from the pictures opting for natural hairstyles now. Then-and-now photo comparisons revealed a trend among the Black women from ...

Every few trend cycles, the purveyors of modern beauty standards (it girls, the media, and beauty conglomerates) collectively decide that messy hair is having a “moment.” We’re all urged to embrace ...