In an effort to protect their natural hair from damaging heat and manipulation, many Black women opt for protective styles.

Black hairstyles with natural hair often came from seeing people ... but you can also wear it in an edgy, low-manipulation protective style. If you're looking for different ways to style Black ...

If you’re starting your natural hair journey and looking for a protective style, look no further than simple cornrows. It’s totally up to you how many braids you’re going for (and how far ...

You don’t have to wear your hair natural or in a protective style to show up to CurlFest. It’s a celebration of Black hair. While walking around Randall’s Island, I noticed families at ...

Daily styling can exhaust your strands, too, which is why wearing protective styles for natural hair every now and again is a great idea. Protective styles “give your hair an opportunity to ...

The natural hair movement has fundamentally ... provide specialized products formulated for protective styles. Eco-friendly hair care lines from Black-owned companies set new standards for ...

Azani has probably been washing and setting her natural hair the longest. In one scene, after taking down a protective style ... this is my Black,” Camille says. “This Black is beautiful ...

Nevertheless, Black women with natural hair styles continue ... and in K-12 public and charter schools based on hair texture and protective styles. More than 30 additional states have introduced ...