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When YouTubelaunched in 2005, it seemed like a great idea at the time, but few could have predicted it would explode into the fame and cash-generating juggernaut it is today. Among the few was Jessica Lewis, a stay-at-home mom whose husband is on active duty in the United States Air Force.Lewis is the creator and founder of Mah...

Co-founder of Indique Hair, Ericka Dotson (Image: Dotson)Ericka Dotson, mother and beauty mogul, is a dynamic businesswoman who has broken barriers in the hair care market. As co-founder and creative director for Indique Hair, Dotson has spearheaded the aggressive expansion of opening the luxury hair retail boutique in over 13 markets, including A...

Essence magazine Beauty Editor argues that the rise of black woman representing beauty brands is nothing new and instead, is a continuum of a trend that has long been launched......

The Urban Business Roundtable, Dywaine Betts Jr., speaks Wendi Levi and Kim Etheredge, CEOs of Mixed Chicks, a company that serves up haircare products for multicultural women. After being disappointed with the selection of products for curly hair, Etheredge and Levi decided it was time to launch their own products and the company...

Photo credit: Anika Thomas PhotographyMore than 50 black women gathered at a salon on Flatbush Avenue in Brooklyn for “Curls and Conversations,” a support group for black women who wear their hair natural; the event was also a sampling party for the Design Essentials natural hair care line, ‪one of many such dialogues the Atlanta-based...

Brian K. Marks, a veteran in the ethnic beauty industry has partnered with his wife, Nene Marks, to introduce Nene’s Secret hair care collection. The hair maintenance line features a signature fragrance as well as an exclusive My Secret Recipe formula, a blend of unique natural ingredients from the rich continent of Africa designed to give...

Amizade Hair is a new hair extension company founded by friends Michelle Morant and Kendra Austin that launched this past August....

A Utah woman who braids hair to supplement her family's income has won a federal lawsuit against the state over its licensing process for her craft......