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Putting the essence of African hair braiding salons onstage
NBC News via Yahoo News· 8 months agoTo playwright Jocelyn Bioh, the African hair braiders of Harlem are icons. “They’re a large part of...
Broadway Review: ‘Jaja’s African Hair Braiding’ Has Both Style and Substance
The Daily Beast via Yahoo News· 9 months agoMatthew MurphyIt is promising when a theater set gets its own round of applause, and David Zinn’s...
She fought to change hair-braiding law. Now, Boise refugee owns one of Idaho’s first salons
Idaho Statesman via Yahoo News· 1 year agoSince opening African Braiding Salon, Sonia Ekemon’s clientele has doubled, she’s gotten off food...
‘I know my roots’: Hair braider brings generations of Black expression to her work
Delmarva Now | The Daily Times via Yahoo News· 1 year agoShe felt safe. Music and familiar voices hummed around her Salisbury home. Tahlia McLendon nestled...
I've worn braids off and on for 30 years as a practice of self-love. I owe it all to my dad.
INSIDER via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA photo of me and my dad Julius during a recent trip to Charleston, South Carolina.Charise...
Braiding Is a Healing Cross-Cultural Tradition—Here's Why
Parents via Yahoo News· 3 weeks agoFor Latines from the Zapotec of Oaxaca, Mexico to Afro-Latine residents of Loiza, Puerto Rico,...
Despite the CROWN Act, Black Americans' hair continues to be the target of discrimination
The Commercial Appeal via Yahoo News· 4 months agoAll around us we see a variety of Black natural hairstyles, from braids, twists and afros to Bantu...
TikTok stylist offers full-service braiding experience, education to clients and followers
IndyStar | The Indianapolis Star via Yahoo News· 2 years agoTillie Dixson, or That 1 Stylist, started posting to TikTok to get more clients. Now she wants to...
A Walk Down Hair Memory Lane with Four Black Writers
Elle via Yahoo News· 2 years agoRead all of The State of Black Beauty here. Black hair is innovative, historical, and magical. Black girls' hair is distinctive and exceptional because...
Oiling Our Hair Is An Age-Old Ritual For Black And Brown People. But Does It Actually Work?
HuffPost via Yahoo News· 3 months agoIllustration: Damon Dahlen/HuffPost; Photos: Getty Icanstill remember the sights and smells of the...