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Regulating a Tradition: African Hair Braiding

Andrea Tudhope
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KCUR 89.3

What happens when a state regulates a tradition practiced on stoops and living room floors for generations? Missouri hair braiders say you could end up disenfranchising a community. On this episode: African hair braiding in the Midwest.

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Music: "Home Home At Last," "Sunday Lights," and "One Needle," by Blue Dot Sessions; all have been edited for length.

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