Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. For many generations, braids have symbolized unity, culture and beauty, especially within the Black community. The art of braiding ...
The US Mission Nigeria spotlighted Yinka Ogunbiyi after the Nigerian-American Harvard graduate secured $7 million for her ...
A Nigerian-American engineer and Harvard graduate, Yinka Ogunbiyi, has explained why she built HaloBraid. She described it as a response to the six hours of pain, 300 cost, and long-term physical ...
Braiding traditions across the African diaspora both predate and defy the colonial confines set forth to erase and subjugate Black communities. Intricate cornrows in particular—whether they are the ...