Miss Jessie’s Co-Founder Titi Branch Dead at 45

According to an obituary by NV Magazine, the natural-hair community suffered a loss this month. Titi Branch, one of the co-founders of the natural-hair-care line Miss Jessie’s, died Dec. 4. The magazine says that Branch died from an apparent suicide. Suggested Reading You Know Of The Tuskegee Airmen, But You Don’t Know What ‘The Harlem ‘Hellfighters’…

According to an obituary by NV Magazine, the natural-hair community suffered a loss this month. Titi Branch, one of the co-founders of the natural-hair-care line Miss Jessie’s, died Dec. 4. The magazine says that Branch died from an apparent suicide.

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Titi Branch, along with her sister, Miko Branch, ran the ever-popular Miss Jessie’s salon in New York City, where they sold their own brand of hair products. The sisters could be considered pioneers in the natural-hair-care business, catering to those with kinks, coils and curls.

On Sunday night, Twitter updates from Miko Branch’s and Miss Jessie’s accounts remembered Titi Branch.

https://twitter.com/MikoBranch/status/544131989675442177https://twitter.com/Miss_Jessies/status/544131648577888256

Director Andre Robert Lee posted a video tribute to Titi Branch, which included the program from her funeral.

If you or someone you know needs help, please call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 800-273-8255.

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