Braids are a black girl’s summer staple style. They are cool, chic, and are easy to maintain. Though sometimes it’s easy to get stuck in a rut of styles: simple cornrows, twists, or box braids. Get ...

1/ Make a center part. Then, starting to the right of the part, separate out a one-inch section of hair. 2/ Begin fishbone braiding (see below for a fishbone braiding how-to), but add eighth-inch ...

Braiding traditions across the African diaspora both predate and defy the colonial confines set forth to erase and subjugate Black communities. Intricate cornrows in particular—whether they are the ...