When I first read about him in the patriotic coffee table books my Ethiopian-American parents kept, the idea that cornrows could be a symbol of defiance was already established in my mind by turn ...

So imagine our delight when WatchCut launched an Ethiopian edition of its 100 Years ... the trends from the early twentieth century (think: cornrows and smalls afros) to the late 90’s (think ...

Braiding hair along the scalp in cornrows was historically a practice in the Caribbean as well as West Africa, Ethiopia and Egypt Each tribal region had it own traditional style and unique design ...