Behind the curls, shears and pressing combs, Black women beauticians ... made her fortune and empowered thousands of fellow Black entrepreneurs through hair care. Walker was born to two ...

The comb is heated and used to press and temporarily straighten kinky hair. 1900s: Madame C.J. Walker develops a range of hair-care products for black hair. She popularizes the press-and-curl style.

Black hair is as diverse as Black people ... I sat at our kitchen table in trepidation, as the straightening comb was heating up in the flame of the gas stove. Mama would lift it from the jet ...

The history of hair straightening is as complex as it is cultural. In this video, we trace its evolution—from hot combs and chemical ... especially in Black communities. Congress pushes VA ...