To playwright Jocelyn Bioh, the African hair braiders of Harlem are icons. “They’re a large part of the economy of Harlem,” Bioh said of the Manhattan neighborhood. “Those are women-owned businesses, ...
BAY SHORE, New York (WABC) -- 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 ...
Jordan Rice had never been a customer at an African hair braiding shop in New York. But when she read Jocelyn Bioh’s “Jaja’s African Hair Braiding,” she saw her friends, her family and even herself in ...
The show curtain has a picture guide for the uninitiated: box braids, cornrows, micro braids, Ghana braids, tree braids. Even, if you’re lucky and the stylist is in the right mood, kinky twists. All ...
Taking place within the span of one day, the Tony Award-winning play follows the lives of five hair stylists and Jaja’s teenage daughter, and shows the struggles of being West African immigrant women ...
Although it takes place over the course of a long day that stretches into the night, “Jaja’s African Hair Braiding,” a new play by Jocelyn Bioh being presented on Broadway by Manhattan Theatre Club, ...
Now on stage at La Jolla Playhouse is the play "Jaja's African Hair Braiding" by New York-based playwright Jocelyn Bioh. The play opened on Broadway in 2023, and was nominated for six Tony Awards — ...
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