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“Jaja’s African Hair Braiding” Brings the Vibrancy of Black Hair to Broadway
Harper's Bazaar via Yahoo News· 8 months ago“Jaja’s African Hair Braiding” Slays on BroadwayMatthew Murphy For many Black women, the African...
‘Jaja’s African Hair Braiding’ Review: Broadway Production Celebrates a Sacred Space for Black Women
Variety via Yahoo News· 8 months agoHair is sacred to Black women, as are the institutions that shift and mold our tresses, styling them...
Putting the essence of African hair braiding salons onstage
NBC News via Yahoo News· 7 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· 8 months agoMatthew MurphyIt is promising when a theater set gets its own round of applause, and David Zinn’s...
Jocelyn Bioh's ‘JaJa's African Hair Braiding’ Is a Love Letter to Black Hairstyling
Marie Claire US via Yahoo News· 6 months agoWoman with long blonde braids. When Nikiya Mathis began styling her friend's hair shortly after...
“Jaja's African Hair Braiding ”review: A powerful comedy with a twist
Entertainment Weekly via Yahoo News· 8 months agoJocelyn Bioh's play, which opens at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre, features a standout ensemble,...
Review: ‘Jaja’s African Hair Braiding’ on Broadway is a lively slice of life, one braid at a time
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 8 months agoNEW YORK — The show curtain has a picture guide for the uninitiated: box braids, cornrows, micro...
‘Purlie Victorious’ And ‘Jaja’s African Hair Braiding’ Get Broadway Extensions
Blavity via Yahoo News· 7 months agoTwo of Broadway’s most talked about Black productions are getting extensions. Jaja’s African Hair...
Hair products were not created equal. In Fort Worth, many drive to find what they need
Fort Worth Star-Telegram via Yahoo News· 1 month agoWhen Gladys Whitfield moved from Chicago to Fort Worth in 2018, she struggled to find a beauty...
Homicide victim's warmth as a person, art as a hair braider, leaves indelible memories
The Providence Journal via Yahoo News· 4 months agoPAWTUCKET – Avery King had dreams of basketball greatness when Jacelyn "Jae" DoCouto befriended him...