Students at New Directions Beauty Institute in Columbus work on and get licensed to do natural black hair. As Queen Roshae preps for an intimate, 10-hour hair session with a client, the stylist breaks ...

Your hairdresser, makeup artist and aesthetician are just some of the people who need licenses through your state to do their job. “Cosmetology is one of a handful of professions that's licensed in ...

In 2017, Nielsen reported that black consumers spent $473 million on their hair, both on products and salon services. Yet for many with natural hair — especially those with 4C, the kinkiest of all ...

As the morning sun streamed through the cracks of the shades in the quaint lounge room of Avalon Hair Salon a client recounts her hair experience as a woman of color. "A huge part of having a woman ...

New York State requires all cosmetology schools to include education about textured hair in their curriculum. The bill, introduced in April by New York State Sen. Jamaal T. Bailey, was signed into law ...

Last month, at a press conference at her shop on West Markham, Christine McLean braided Nivea Earl’s hair. Because McLean is not a licensed cosmetologist, doing this simple act for compensation ...

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