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, ...

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

A handful of states still make traditional braiders get unnecessary schooling before they are allowed to work, but those ...

La Jolla Playhouse has revealed the cast and creative team for its production of Jaja’s African Hair Braiding, by Jocelyn ...

“Jaja’s African Hair Braiding,” gets its New England premiere with Speakeasy Stage Company May 2-31 at the Boston Center for ...

An Imelda Marcos bio-musical headlines Center Theatre Group's season lineup for the Ahmanson and Mark Taper Forum. Also ...

EXCLUSIVE: Actress Dominique Thorne has inked with WME. Best known in the Marvel Cinematic Universe as Riri Williams aka ...

Only some were allowed to braid their hair. Then, in the 20th century, as African Americans gained their freedom and status, some chose Eurocentric hairstyles, which meant flattening their hair ...