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As a kid, John wasn’t allowed to grow out his hair. “My parents didn't want me to have long hair because, [in] their culture, that meant something negative,” he says. “Basically, you were a certain ...

Budding locs are the second stage in the loc journey, where hair begins to matte and form a permanent structure. Proper care, including gentle styling and regular moisturizing, is essential to ...

Protective hairstyles are a tried and true method for maintaining healthy hair, while still expressing your individuality. Styles, like braids, twists and locs, shield hair from damage while serving ...

Take a walk along Nairobi streets on any given day and you will bump in to several men and women with dreadlocks. Some look absolutely gorgeous but others are plain hideous. Over the years, dreadlocks ...

Dreadlocks, a style that exudes confidence and individuality, require special care to keep them looking their best. For men who proudly sport this unique hairstyle, proper maintenance is essential to ...

I’m convinced that TikTok has been trying to persuade me to get locs for a while now. Whenever I scroll through the app, I battle the urge as I watch gorgeous women getting fresh retwists, showing off ...

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 ...

Growing up in the islands, it’s an inevitable fascination. I was born in Trinidad at the tail end of the 70’s, in an era when Rastafarianism had taken firm root. Emperor Haile Selassie I visited ...