To playwright Jocelyn Bioh, the African hair braiders of Harlem are icons. “They’re a large part of the economy of Harlem,” Bioh said of the Manhattan neighborhood. “Those are women-owned businesses, ...

BAY SHORE, New York (WABC) -- Long Island's K&D African Hair Braiding salon has been the go-to spot in Bay Shore for 25 years, offering more than 70 African hair braiding styles for customers to ...

Nestled throughout Black neighborhoods, African braiding salons have served as the go-to spot for protective styles. Whether you’re getting traditional box braids or the latest popular bohemian locs, ...

A West African hair braiding salon owner has been sentenced to 24 years in prison for smuggling and forcing girls and young women from his native Togo to work in his salon with no pay, reports Black ...

The cast of SpeakEasy Stage's production of "Jaja's African Hair Braiding." (Courtesy Nile Scott Studios) When the metal grill-like curtain parted in the Roberts Studio Theatre, we not only entered ...

One hair extension company is addressing the problem by giving grants. As the rapid spread of COVID-19 disproportionately devastates black communities across the country, African Americans in the hair ...

Tuesday night was a gut punch that left me grateful for live theater. That evening, I had the pleasure of joining the audience at "Jaja's African Hair Braiding," the vibrant comedic play with a big ...

Experts at All Things Hair conducted a survey targeting US women of different ethnicities above the age of 16 to investigate hair inequality. The survey revealed that women of color with 4c hair are ...

Race and class bubble over in the pressure cooker of life for an immigrant in America in the fiery hot-button comedy “Jaja’s African Hair Braiding.” Welcome to a bustling Harlem hair salon in Jocelyn ...