Whether you called them box braids, kassamas braids, plaits, or dookie braids, you had to have them in your own head. Although Janet gave the box braid hairstyle notoriety, the origins of the hair ...

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 ...

Box braids have been around for decades, but in 1993, the braid style hit the mainstream in a major way, mainly in part to Poetic Justice. John Singleton’s drama, which starred Janet Jackson and 2 Pac ...