JAJA'S is 'Phenomenal'. Direct from Broadway, this dazzling production welcomes you into Jaja’s bustling shop in Harlem, ...

African American hair braiding styles continued to be a vessel ... Braiders on digital platforms now share tutorials while educating others on the symbolism behind each pattern.

A hair salon can be a place of hot topics, personal drama, and a clamor of opinions. However, for West African immigrant ...

In many African tribes, braided hairstyles were ... and the Internet (of course) with braid tutorials becoming especially ...

Traditional African braiding doesn’t use chemicals, just hands on methods that many women learn as children from their mothers and grandmothers. As many African American women became more ...

Black women are starting to pay more for their hair care because of the Trump administration’s tariffs on goods imported from ...

The kaleidoscope of colors and textures on display in “Jaja’s African Hair Braiding” demonstrates more than the whims of the women who wear them. Style is about making a personal statement ...

Welcome to Jaja’s bustling hair braiding salon nestled in the pulsating heart of Harlem, where a lively community of West African immigrant hair braiders weaves together humor and heart.

But “Jaja’s African Hair Braiding,” the 90-minute Broadway play by the Ghanaian-American writer Jocelyn Bioh, has one big advantage over the others in the genre. Box braids, to cite just one ...

The Ghanaian-born designer’s triumph came from her work on the Broadway production “Jaja’s African Hair Braiding.” According to Playbill, Ayite’s historic win held profound significance ...

Race and class bubble over in the pressure cooker of life for an immigrant in America in the fiery hot-button comedy “Jaja’s African Hair Braiding.” Welcome to a bustling Harlem hair salon ...

It’s been said that you can’t hate someone whose story you know. In Jaja’s African Hair Braiding, Jocelyn Bioh has woven a ...