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Building on the life, legacy, and impact of the ground-breaking Madam C.J. Walker—the visionary entrepreneur, philanthropist, and America’s first female self-made millionaire—a new haircare line that bears her name was launched by Sundial Brands, a manufacturer and distributor of organic skincare and haircare products for people of color. The Madam...

The Bevel Trimmer adds a high-quality electric trimming option to the Bevel shaving experience with innovations in technology, design and cleanliness.......

The owner of the company that revolutionized the natural and curly hair market spoke at the recent Miami Book Fair International. Miko Branch, co-founder and CEO of the hair-care product company Miss Jessie's, served on a panel called “Paths to Success.”...

A Birmingham, Alabama native, and a 10-year veteran in the hair industry, MiMi Luvshair is creating a name for herself through education, salon management, and events. MiMi’s work speaks for itself as a winner of several hair competitions across the industry, and as a member of Patric Bradley’s Team Hollywood. She has worked alongside celebrity fas...

Josette Guerrier’s Paradise Hair Salon has been a stalwart in Mattapan Square for over 25 years. For most of that time, Guerrier was the force that kept the business going, but in the last several years her daughter Sandra Guerrier-Clark has taken the reins. That, combined with a recent move to a larger location, is helping to ensure that the s...

In August 2013, Gibson founded Kyu Mélange (pronounced Q-Mey-Longe), which is a “purpose driven fashion and lifestyle company” offering multi-functional, hand-crafted, unisex leather bags, clutches and accessories, sourced from around the globe. (“Kyu” means “progress” in Japanese and “mélange” means “mixture” in French.)...

Wig shop owners are taking steps to strengthen their ties with their traditional African American customer base    ...

Texas Governor Greg Abbott has signed into law, legislation that fully deregulates the practice of natural hair braiding and repeals the occupational license aspiring braiders were forced to obtain before earning an honest living braiding hair. This puts an end to nearly 20 years of conflict.The effort to deregulate natural hair braiders follows a...

With the low-income levels of Black women living in Miami’s Upper East Side and the rise of the Black natural hair movement, some question the viability of the new, luxury hair extension boutique Indique that opened in the Miami Modern district last month....

Robin Wilson is a New York-based eco-friendly interior designer and entrepreneurs of  a hypoallergenic lifestyle brand with products sold at Bed Bath & Beyond, TheNextStore.com, and other major retailers. She was the first female designer with a branded line of custom kitchen and bath cabinetry sold by over 400 dealers nationwide. Wilson is...