For Brehan, a 37-year-old bride-to-be in Dallas with both Ethiopian and Eritrean roots, the decision to get her hair braided for her mels, or reception, wasn’t about vanity—it was about return. About ...

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 ...

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influential women in Ethiopian culture, proving that the East African ladies were always true beauty trendsetters. Natural girls, if you ever run out of style ideas for your hair, this video is ...

“Cornrows on women date back to at least 3000 B.C. and as far back as the nineteenth century for men, particularly in Ethiopia.” ...

He is the author of the new book, Writings on the Wall. Is the current cornrow controversy much hairdo about nothing? Or a gateway crime against black culture that includes stealing everything ...

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 ...