Ghana weaving styles for oval faces Traditionally, African weaving styles ... halves (use a comb to cut through the hair from ear to ear). After that, braid twist strands from the neck to the ...

At Jaja's salon, stories are told, dramas unfold, jokes fly, and immaculate hairstyles tower. Tony-nominated ...

with her second edition unraveling the culture behind African hair braiding that weaves together a community and transcends generations. Caring for my Afro hair was a Sunday night routine that I ...

“Jaja’s African Hair Braiding” comes across as a vivaciously amusing workplace comedy and a tribute to underappreciated artisans who sacrifice their fingers and make their livings weaving ...

Cornrows are a traditional African braiding style that involves weaving the hair close to the scalp in straight, narrow rows. It’s both classic and timeless. This technique also lends to ...

The hit play, which originated in New York, offers an intimate look at the lives of hair braiders and their clients, ...

And if the weave frays a bit at the end ... and David Zinn’s vibrant and ingenious imagining for Jaja’s African Hair Braiding (Samuel J. Friedman Theatre, booking to Nov. 5) on Broadway ...

But “Jaja’s African Hair Braiding,” the 90-minute Broadway play by the Ghanaian-American writer Jocelyn Bioh, has one big advantage over the others in the genre. Box braids, to cite just one ...

Jaja’s African Hair Braiding opened on Broadway in 2023 with a run that extended twice. Ghanaian American playwright and actor Jocelyn Bioh’s comedy earned six Tony nominations, nabbing two ...

Chicago Shakespeare Theater at Navy Pier presented the Midwest premiere of “Jaja’s African Hair Braiding,” a comedy that enjoyed a twice-extended Broadway run and was nominated for five Tony Awards ...

T Charles Erickson Share “Jaja’s African Hair Braiding” opened on Broadway in 2023 with a run that extended twice. Ghanaian American playwright and actor Jocelyn Bioh’s comedy earned six ...