“Natural hair is not a trend, it’s a lifestyle,” says Jessica L. Martinez, the second Black woman to break the record for the ...

"The things that make us different and unique should always be celebrated," said Jessica L. Martinez, whose afro measures ...

A New York woman's afro is the world's largest -- measuring 6 feet, 2.87 inches in circumference -- and her predecessor ...

A New York woman has set a Guinness World Record with her Afro, which measures 190 centimeters (about 6 feet 3 inches) in ...

Jessica Martinez has just been crowned the Guinness World Records holder for the world's largest afro, measuring 6 feet, 2 ...

On Wednesday, Guinness World Records announced that Ms. Martinez, 29, had officially set a new mark for a woman with an Afro ...

Jess Martinez now officially holds the Guinness World Record for the world’s largest afro, a title that reflects her ...

Prior to the pandemic, afro hair salons were few and far between on UK high streets, dwarfed by salons catering mostly to Caucasian hair types. Despite L’Oréal estimating that Black women spend six ...

As a historian and hairstylist, the owner of community salon Rizo Libre wants her services to go far beyond hair. Afro hair is not just a matter of aesthetics and fashion. Enslaved people used to ...

The story of afro-textured hair in America is a long one. Ancient African traditions of braiding, styling and care were once prevalent, but then began to fade with time and oppression. Recommended ...

Historically, beauty standards have favored straight hair and stigmatized textured hair as being unprofessional or messy. But in many Black and brown communities, hair has a cultural significance with ...

Some of Chantel Daly's clients travel several hours to her as they cannot find a more local hairdresser for their afro hair Women are travelling across the UK to get their afro hair cared for due to a ...