When I landed my first full-time journalism job at Flint Journal in 2012, I was tasked with the same responsibility all Black men have when moving to a new place: finding a barber. I now lived 45 ...
WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY, Utah — For Riverdale business owner Erin Gaston, cutting hair was a calling. “I know how a good haircut makes people feel,” Gaston said. “I like it when people feel good about ...
Wes Adams could tell from a young age that barbershops brought people together. Even after setbacks, Adams persisted in his vision for House of Fades Barbershop in Sweetwater, which opened in 2016 ...
YORK, Pa. — The 100th anniversary of Black History Month comes to a close this weekend. Some say that the most important place in the Black community is a barbershop, adding that it is more than just ...
ACTION NEWS 8 REPORTER BROOKE KINEBREW HAS THEIR STORY. ## BLACK BARBERING STARTED DURING SLAVERY WHEN ENSLAVED BARBERS GROOMED BOTH ENSLAVED PEOPLE AND WHITE MEN. AFTER EMANCIPATION, BLACK OWNED ...
Dakar Harrigan and Marquis Brooks are breaking barriers in a community where there aren't many barbers who look like them. Dakar Harrigan and Marquis Brooks are breaking barriers in a community where ...