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Dec 18

It Was Supposed To Be A Quick Trim…

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By Erickka Sy Savané It was supposed to be a quick trim before an event. My husband had been cutting my hair for the past few years and was largely responsible for my hard fought independence from hair. Obviously, I still had hair, but I'm talking about my freedom from twisting, curling, ironing, and curl defining. I’d finally embraced a…

Sep 21

Celeb Barber Shares Tips On Maintaining The Perfect Baldie

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Actress Sanaa Lathan By Lenora Houseworth-Weston Shakeya “Shakey” Mervin, known as "Shakey-da-Celebrity-Barber" on instagram knows about a bomb cut. The self-taught, Harlem-based barber began professionally cutting hair after she struggled finding a new job as a teacher just six years ago. During that time, she leaped head first into the male-dominated field after reading a Craigslist ad--and soon found…

Jul 25

Barbershop Books Program Creates Child-Friendly Reading Spaces for Black Boys in Barbershops

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Written by Nikki Igbo of NikIgbo.com According to the United States Department of Education, more than 85% of American black male students in the fourth grade are not proficient in reading. This statistic is especially alarming since the educational transition between third grade and fourth grade involves going from learning to read to reading to learn. Continue Reading Literacy proficiency…