By the time Diessou Kante opened JolieDen’s Beauty Bar in 2018, she already knew what she didn’t want. She’d spent years ...

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, ...

After seeing her mother’s friend braid her older sister’s hair, Davette Mabrie took up the craft at 14. She’d braid hair for hours on the front porch of her family’s home in South Central Los Angeles.

Jaja's African Hair Braiding' is a rich, funny ensemble comedy that's made its way from Broadway to a terrific production at ...