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Segment 1: Hair and IdentityHow you wear your hair is part of your identity. We explore a growing movement to recognize that fact. Chavonna Adams, local…
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Regulations on professional hair braiding in Missouri may soon be loosened under a bill passed by the legislature this session. In Missouri, a person…
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Sometimes, a haircut isn’t just a haircut.When he was growing up in Kansas City, author Derrick Barnes felt like a new kid after visiting his barber.“Man,…
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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…
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The first disposable safety razor was invented in Boston in 1901, and with it came over a century of clean-shaven American men. But recent years have…
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Back in the 1960s, long hair, political protests and nudity on stage were all taboo subjects to appear in the theater, but that changed when the musical…