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, ...

Jaja’s African Hair Braiding will be presented by The Contemporary Theatre of Ohio as part of its current season. The ...

Chisom Okwor, a Google software engineer and founder, is transforming hair braiding with her new automated handheld braiding ...

The Harlem hair salon at the center of “Jaja’s African Hair Braiding,” Jocelyn Bioh’s exuberant workplace comedy, is bursting with gossip, petty fights, audacious fashion, dazzling hair styles, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Tuesday night was a gut punch that left me grateful for live theater. That evening, I had the pleasure of joining the audience at ...

Andrea Asuaje is a senior radio producer with “Under the Radar with Callie Crossley.” Prior to her work at GBH, she was a senior producer and show runner at Rococo Punch; and a reporter, producer and ...

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