Seventeen years ago, Janet Jackson sparked a huge trend with her Poetic Justice "dookie" braids, and soon after, Brandy reinvigorated the style with her perky braided extensions. These days, braids ...

*Rihanna went back to the 90s for her cover of i-D magazine’s Pre-Spring 2015 issue. The singer has her hair in chunky braids to go with her oversized hoop earrings. After working with Riri, i-D’s ...

(Janet Jackson makes sure her dookie braids are on point in Poetic Justice. I wonder if she knew what she would inspire…) The hook and melody are so catchy it has inspired fashionistas to hum it all ...

Listen. Cornrows, box braids, Bantu knots, Senegalese twists, dookie braids and anything else requiring finger coordination to create a weaved hairstyle is and will always be of the Diaspora. It’s not ...