It is just after noon inside Your Natural Image hair salon in South Kansas City, Missouri, on a Thursday in July. The 16-year-old Cornelius Mitchell has just come from under the dryer. Mitchell, a ...

Plumbhunneez is a beauty salon specializing in natural hair services including locs, braids and silk presses. The salon has been open for more than 20 years in Brockton and is moving to New Bedford.

Locs hold a deep cultural significance across several Black diasporas, from African to Caribbean to Rastafarian communities.

September 20, 2025, marks four years since I loc’d my hair. To this day, it’s one of the best decisions I’ve ever made. For years, my self-worth was tied to my hair. I missed school and work when it ...

The 19th Ward of Rochester is home to a vibrant Jamaican community, whose cultural influence is seen throughout the neighborhood—especially in the widespread embrace of locs. Rooted in the Rastafari ...

The boardroom is experiencing a revolutionary shift as locs are becoming the corporate power style that challenges decades of Eurocentric beauty standards while signaling a new era of authentic ...

When I first decided to loc my hair, I thought it would be a simple beauty choice. I was tired of the endless styling: the products, the heat, and the pressure to always keep my hair “done.” There’s ...

Cornelius Mitchell gets his locs retwisted by Your Natural Image stylist Mishelle Rice. The so-called Crown Act was signed by Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe on July 9. Missouri became the 28th state to pass ...