The Popular, Profitable Art of Hair-Braiding
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by Claudette Jones, Jan 6, 2008
A look at the art, history, popularity and entrepreneurial profitability of hair-braiding. How and why an ancient cultural tradition made the transition to contemporary, Hip-Hop, political fashion.
Hair-braiding is an ancient art form and cultural tradition that has been practiced since the earliest recorded history and passed down through the ages. […]
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Girl loses hair after tight braiding
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Pontefract, England — An 8-year-old British girl whose hair fell out after it was braided tightly hasn’t grown any of the hair back after more than a year.
Jodie Holdsworth’s parents said her hair began to fall out when she removed the braids four days after they were put in during a vacation in Greece, The […]
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Hair Extensions - Sew-In Wefts
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Have you noticed the big trend towards hair extensions entering the world around you? We have all seen Paris Hilton, Jessica Simpson, and many other celebrities wearing them alot over the past couple of years, but I have seen them really going mainstream lately. There are several different methods of putting extensions in, prior to […]
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Braiding explosion
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Masterful and proud of their profession, the Grand Bah-ama Hair-braiders Associa-tion showed off their life’s work last night in creative form with “Braiding Explosion ‘07.”
The event was staged in conjunction with the Ministry of Tourism at the Workers House Auditorium and the evening was filled with entertainment, laughter, modelling and stiff competition.
Jeritzen Edwards-Outten, […]
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