Miss Rizos hair salon is ground zero for the Caribbean's natural hair movement. Here, Dominicans embrace their curls and redefine beauty standards in a society that has until now insisted that kinky hair is bad hair.

Women in Venezuela are selling their hair in exchange for valuable Colombian pesos. Tens of thousands of people from Venezuela are crossing into Colombia every day since the shared border reopened in August.

There have been protests by black girls who say they are being forced by teachers to arrange their hair differently, alleging that they are being made to follow strict style rules that are racist and discriminatory.

A recent study has revealed some of the chemicals used in hair products for black women may increase the likelihood of cancer and other serious illnesses. The findings are inspiring a natural hair 'movement' in Nigeria.