Barber in Black owner Mike Palmer started cutting hair when he was in the military, and now he wants to focus on the Sheffield Lake community’s needs. Palmer opened Barber in Black in 2020. He said he ...
In the 1980s, singer Belinda Carlisle scored a big hit with the song “Heaven is a Place on Earth,” without ever actually disclosing that location. Well, turns out, for some that location is a small ...
Dakar Harrigan and Marquis Brooks are breaking barriers in a community where there aren't many barbers who look like them. Dakar Harrigan and Marquis Brooks are breaking barriers in a community where ...
There’s nothing like the feeling of stepping out of the barber shop with a fresh haircut. Whether you’re going in for a mohawk or a flat-top fade, the Black barbershop has long been considered a ...
In a post-pandemic world, the barber shop serves as a place where folks can gather and talk, alleviating loneliness. Along the stretch of Jefferson Avenue in inner city Rochester, New York, with ...
ALLENTOWN, Pa. - In 2012, at his spot in the Allentown Farmers Market, was the last time the now 93-year-old Clyde Bosket cut a client's hair. "Do you miss it," I asked. "Yes. I do," he said. "The ...
If you’ve spent any time on TikTok recently, you might have come across a stunning Black Houston-based barber who is not only fly, but cuts her clients’ hair right every single time. And if you ...
The barbershop’s presence in Black American culture is immense — over the years, it’s been the subject of paintings, movies, ...
Barbering in slavery and freedom. Barbering for freedom in antebellum America -- The politicts of "color-line" barber shops after the civil war -- Race, regulation, and the modern barber shop -- Black ...