The Army on Thursday updated its grooming standards to permit female soldiers to wear ponytails and braids on-duty in all uniforms after some troops argued a standards reform implemented earlier this ...

It started with a simple call to action framed as a question, “Can we start a braids thread?” Twitter user @__AutumnStarr tweeted it and within moments, it had thousands of shares and retweets.

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Women of the Boundless Across Borders organization got their hair braided during a binational protest called Braiding Borders on Jan. 20. (Photo: Reuters/Jose Luis Gonzalez) A small but powerful group ...

When I see a white woman on the street with braids I think two things: “Interesting” and “She must have a Black man.” It’s really only when we’re talking about a feature in a magazine or fashion ...

(CNN) - The U.S. Army has changed its grooming policy so that female soldiers are now allowed to wear ponytails while in uniform. A review of the Army’s grooming policy was ordered last year by ...

Female soldiers will be able to wear their hair in ponytails and braids while in all uniforms, the US Army has announced. In a press released Thursday, the Army revealed they had updated their ...

Amy Cutler, “Fossa” (2015–16), multimedia installation with sound by Emily Wells and hair by Adriana Papaleo, 12 x 10 x 10 ft (all images © Amy Cutler ...