“Jaja’s African Hair Braiding,” a new play by Jocelyn Bioh, celebrates the rich inner worlds of Harlem, N.Y.'s iconic hair braiders ...

Traditional African braiding -- the art of weaving hair into tight snakelike rows, often with extensions or beads -- has become a common battle ground in the war over occupational licensing .

At Le Balefon African Braiding Salon, in Berkeley, fast fingers transform individual strands of hair into long braids, in a matter of seconds. For owner, Fatoumata Bamba, braiding is community and ...

BAY SHORE, New York -- Long Island's K&D African Hair Braiding salon has been the go-to spot in Bay Shore for 25 years, offering more than 70 African hair braiding styles for customers to choose ...

The traditional African braids are making a comeback, with more fashion brands incorporating the style on the runway.

La Jolla Playhouse recently opened a production of Jocelyn Bioh's Tony Award-winning play "Jaja's African Hair Braiding." Set in a Harlem hair braiding salon, the story explores love, family ...

Jocelyn Bioh’s new Broadway comedy looks at the drama among a group of workers—most of them recent immigrants—at a Harlem beauty shop.