Most people call African braid hairstyles cornrows or canerows, even though they come in different styles. People use beads, ...

And when it comes to the humble Harlem hair salon in Jaja’s African Hair Braiding, now in its New England premiere at ...

At SpeakEasy Stage, playwright Jocelyn Bioh shares the hilarious and complicated lives of the women who work in the salon, ...

The SpeakEasy Stage's production of the Tony Award-winning play centers hair braiders and their lives over one day in the ...

How safe are braids and synthetic hair extensions? Consumer investigations ... to US consumers contain cancer-causing chemicals. For African women, braiding has for decades helped them maintain ...

In the case of Jocelyn Bioh’s “ Jaja’s African Hair Braiding ,” which takes place in a Harlem salon on a scorching summer day ...