After posting on Facebook offering to braids kids' hair for free, Brittany Starks has worked with dozens of children and plans to start a nonprofit to do even more Wendy Grossman Kantor is an ...

Back to school can be stressful for parents, but one Tennessee woman is helping to relieve that stress one braid at a time. Starks offered her service in August in a post on the “’Hip Antioch” ...

Shataya Scott has braided hair since she was a teenager. While braiding is so popular, it’s cost prohibitive for some parents. So, Scott offered up a proposal to officials at her children’s school – ...

Embrace your child’s natural hair with these beautiful braids that celebrate texture and style. In this tutorial, we’ll walk you through how to create gorgeous, easy braids for natural hair that are ...

Yulanda Norton was in a bind. Her youngest daughter asked to get her hair braided before the start of school, but Norton couldn’t afford it. Norton, who is a nursing assistant in Nashville, lost her ...

Rihanna said she “immediately wanted” to braid her sons’ hair.DIGGZY/REX/Shutterstock When Rihanna became a mother, she knew right away that she wanted braid ...

This story is part of Southwest Michigan Journalism Collaborative’s coverage of equitable community development. SWMJC is a group of 12 regional organizations dedicated to strengthening local ...