Apr 28SaveCoronavirus4/28/20Coronavirus4/28/20Black Barbershops Face Divide Over Reopening During PandemicJoe Jurado15SaveBusinesses across the country have been reeling from closures due to the coronavirus pandemic. Black barbershops, in…
Apr 10SaveCoronavirus4/10/20Coronavirus4/10/20Weeks After Attending Haircutting Competition, Mississippi Barber Dies From COVID-19Anne Branigin5SaveThe family of a beloved Mississippi barber who recently passed away from COVID-19 is making a plea to anyone who…
Feb 20SaveNews2/20/20News2/20/20Tennessee Barbershop Partners With Vanderbilt to Provide Basic Healthcare ServicesJoe Jurado17SaveBlack men, historically, are reluctant to go to the doctor. I mean just speaking for myself I’ve only recently been…
Apr 18 2019SaveLaw Enforcement4/18/19Law Enforcement4/18/19Philadelphia Barber Wants Answers After Police Told Him to Stop Providing Free Haircuts to HomelessJay Connor172SaveAfter making headlines for providing free haircuts for the homeless in his beloved Philadelphia, barber Brennon…
Mar 28 2018SaveThe Root Video3/28/18 The Root Video3/28/18Watch: The Barbershop Books Program Is Changing LivesAlex ClarkSaveBy the fourth grade, more than 80 percent of black boys in many of the nation’s school districts have fallen behind…
Jan 16 2018Save1/16/18Why You Should Cheat on Your BarberJozen Cummings16SaveGentlemen, in 2018, I am proposing we take back some control in the relationships we have with our barbers, and yes,…
Jan 11 2018Save1/11/18Finding My Crowning Glory: A Black Butch Hair JourneyS. D. Chrismon4SaveIn black America, there’s a mythology surrounding the black beauty shop—I would even argue that the black beauty…
Dec 14 2017Save12/14/17For Colored Girls Who Have Considered the Barbershop When the Beauty Salon Was Tew MuchMichael Harriot19SaveWith the rise of the natural-hair movement, women choosing to wear their hair closely cropped and the growing…