Recent Examples on the WebBlack women have largely led the charge for these changes, holding that Black hair braiding promotes cultural heritage, creates a pathway to entrepreneurship for Black Americans and immigrants, and is a process that doesn’t require dangerous chemicals like relaxers.—Claretta Bellamy, NBC News, 2 Mar. 2024 The rules are different in many states for hair braiding, though.—Claretta Bellamy, NBC News, 2 Mar. 2024 As a part of training at cosmetology school, students learn to wash, blow-dry, cut, and braid hair (though the curriculum on braiding doesn’t extend to many of the styles that are popular in the Black community).—Annie Blay, Allure, 6 Mar. 2024 Intermixed with her family’s archival footage are clips of hair washing, braiding and silk presses.—Leah Dolan, CNN, 7 Feb. 2024 These efforts include Class 100,000 cleanroom expansion, global customer expansion, world-class capabilities in extrusion, blow molding, braiding, balloon folding, and complex catheter process initiatives.—Miami Herald, 6 Feb. 2024 The salon specializes in natural hair styling, hair cutting, braiding, color services, extensions, barbering and makeup.—Marcus D. Smith, Sacramento Bee, 3 Feb. 2024 Lin’s braiding of personal experience and cultural touchstones make this memoir very special.—Bethanne Patrick, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2023 My daughters are adult women now, so my hands-on brushing and braiding days are over, but last week the memories came flooding back.—John Kelly, Washington Post, 3 Sep. 2023
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