Nara Smith gained global popularity a couple years ago by doing stuff that didn’t exactly...well...connect with Black folks.

Standing as a hairstyle with deep roots in Black culture, people have worn cornrow braids for centuries. Originating in ...

For the headpieces that sat atop the cornrows, Marquez used a millinery hat as a base and added wire to the braids to create structure before shaping it into an abstract 3D design that mimicked ...