Nearly every Black girl has a “my first perm” story and, just like us, Kelly Rowland wishes hers went a bit differently. We recently chatted with the singer about her new campaign with Dove, ...

They say you can tell a mother’s story by looking at her hands. I watched my own mama’s hands this morning as she stirred grits at the stove – those same hands that once braided my hair tight enough ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio – I have recently written about my “mama” Melva Hardison, who died on March 16 at the age of 99. During this period, a lot of people have told me about their mothers. I also asked for ...

I’m one of those people who falls asleep in the salon chair. I don’t mean to. But there’s nothing more relaxing to me than someone’s hands in my hair doing what needs to be done. It is where I get my ...

"It is not this nation that fed me. My mother fed me. She bled dollar bills to feed our family." -from "I've Been Told That Without You, I'd be Nothing" by Karina Oliva Alvarado Willy Palomo is the ...

April Drummond, who writes, directs and acts under the professional name April Marcell, had already won fiction writing and filmmaking honors when she earned her degree in theater from Hollins ...