NH Chronicle: From braids to fades at these Black-owned businesses
Local shops that specialize in African American hair
Updated: 8:00 PM EST Nov 12, 2021
HOME. OUR STORY BEGINS IN THE UPPER VALLEY. APPS FROM THE TOWN GREEN AND LEBANON. YOU’LL FIND A SHOP THAT IS TAKING HAIR TO ANOTHER LEVEL. SOPHIA GREEN MILLER RUNS TOUCHED BY SOPHIE HAIR BRAIDING. SINCE I OPENED OF EVERY DAY. I HAVE CLIENTS. I KNOW I’M BOOKED OFF. OUR CRY FROM HER NATIVE JAMAICA SOPHIA’S. WATER VIEW IS NOWHE T MASCOMA RIVER A PERFECT PLACE TO START A BUSINESS AND IT IS IT IS NEW. I’M SURE IS A VERY GOOD PLACE WHILE HER OWN SHOP IS A DREAM COME TRUE. SOFIA IS ALSO FILLING A DEMAND FOR MEN AND WOMEN WHO STRUGGLE TO FIND A SHOP THAT CATERS TO AFRICAN AMERICAN HAIR. IT USED TO BE VERY DIFFICULT BECAUSE THEY USE UP TO DRIVE. EITHER TO MANCHESTER ARE BUSTING TO GET OUR EVEN NEW YORK TO GET THERE. YOU’RE DONE. I HAVE P PRODUCT DRIVE FOUR HOURS AWAY TO COME HERE. NOW, TOUCHED BY SOPHIE, IS BOOKING UP FAST. SOFIA IS EVEN TRAINING IN APPRENTICE TO HELP WITH HAIR APPOINTMENTS. A SIGN OF SUCCESS FOR A DETERMINED WOMAN. YOU JUST HAVE TO YOUR MIND TO HIT, AND JUST TRY BECAUSE I HONESTLY DIDN’T KNOW THAT I WOULD BE HERE. HONESTLY,OU WOULDN’T. YOU WOULDN’T BELIEVE IF YOU LOOK CLOSELY NEAR THE DARTMOUTH COLLEGE CAMPUS DOWN OFF MAIN STREET AND THROUGHHE T BACK OF A FLOWER SHOP. YOU’LL FIND A BARRIBE LEGEND IN THESE PARTS. COOLER HEADS UP THE PEOPLE’’ BARBERSHOP AND SHAVE PARLOR. I MEAN, EVER SINCE I MEDOV HERE, SI X YEARS AGO. I’M THE ONLY BLACK BBERAR THAT I’VE KNOWN HERE. WELL, THIS HAS BECE AOM DESTINATION FOR AFRICAN AMERICAN CUSTEROMS IN THE AREA. SOME TRAVELING AN HOUR OR MORE. SEAN IS QUICK TO POINT OUT. ANYONE IS WELCOME. AND FORE, M I ALWAYS SAY HAIR REALLY DOESN’T HAVE A RACE. IT’S LIKE STRAIGHT. CURLY OR NON-EXISTENT IF YOUR AREA LIKE THIS. OBVIOUSLY THERE’S MORE. STRAHTIG HAIR ISURLY C HAIR AND I THINK BECAUSE I GOT A LITTLE BIT MORE EXPERIENCE WITH CURLY HAIR. THATS WHY I FUNNEL KIND OF COMES HERE. A LOT OF PEOPLE COME HERE, THE IDEA OF OPENING HIS OWN SHOP, GOT A KICKTART S A FEW YEARS AGO WHEN SEAN WAS INVITED ON THE DARTMOUTH. CAMPUS TOUT C HAIR FOR STUDENTS DAN SAW A HUGE DEMAND. IT’S BASICALLY WALL-TO-WALL FACES ALL THE WAY AROUND THE ROOM. THIS IS WAITING AT A TIME NOW WITH THE SMELL OF FRESH-CUT FLOWERS, WAFTING THROUGHHE T AIR. THE COMMUNITY IS WELCOME TO GET A FRESH CUT ASEL WL, READY FOR ETH WORLD, GO GET TMHE AND SO FAR THE PEOPLE’S BARBERSHOP IS GETTING THE PEOPLE. LOVE TO COMMUNITY, BARBERSHOP, YOU KNOW,HE T COMMUNITY REALLY SUPPORTS THIS PLACE. I’M REALLY THANKFUL FOR FOR THE SUPPORT I GET. IF YOU’RE SEEING MORE BLACK-OWNED HAIR SHOPS IN NEW HAMPSHIRE, IT COULD BE IN PART. THANKS TO THIS WOMAN WHEN THE SNHU GRAD DECIDED TO TO LEAVE THE CULINARY WORLD BEHIND. FOR THE HAIR CHAIR. I’’ LIKE, YOU KNOW WHAT? I THINK I’M GONNA DO HERE FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE. AND SO I GAVE MY TWO WEEKS NOTICE TO MY JOB AND I TOOK THE RISK RISANK D I WENT FORWARD. IN HER NEW LOCATIONN O MLEAP STREET, IN MANCHESTER SHAQUANDA, ALAN RSUN ROOTS, NATURAL HAIR SHOP. SO A NATURAL HAIR. SALON IS A HAIR SHOP THAT DOES IT WORK WITH ANY CHEMICALSR O DO ANY BARRABA CUTTING SUCH AS USING SHEARS OR CLIP? BUT IT DOES OERFF A NUMBER OF NATURAL OPTIONSOR F BOTH MEN AND WOMEN. SO THE SERVICES WILL CLUE DREAKSDLOC BRAIDS CORNROWS CROCHET WEAVES NATURAL HAIR SHOPS. LIKE ROOTS GOT A BIG BSTOO AFTER STYLIST LIKE SHAQUANDA. HELP. PASS A STATE LAW, ELIMINATING THE NEED FOR A LICENSEOR F SHOPS THAT DON’T CUT HAIR OR USE CHEMICALS. AFTER THE BILL WAS PASSED, A LOT OF GREATER STARTED COMING OUT OF THEIR HOUSE. AND EMBRACING TIRHE TALENT TO SHOW THE WORLD IN HER OWN COMMERCIAL SPACE. SHAQUANDA. NOW WELCOMES CUSTOMERS FROMLL A OVER THE REGION, LIKE JAY WHO CAME IN FOR WHAT’S CALLED A RETWIST. WELL, IT MAKES THE LUCK IS BASICALLAY SWISS EATING THE ROOTS. , WSOHAT YOU DO IS SHE HAS NEW GROWTH IS WHAT WE CLAL IT WHEN SHE’S NOT PERFECTING HAIRDO. SHAQUANDA IS RUNNING A BUSINESS. SHE HOPES TO EXPAND OVER HERE IS GOING TO BE WHERE I’M GONNA PUT ALL MY YOU KW,NO WAITING ROOM BROCHURES AND STUFF LIKE THAT. SO IT’S COMING ALONG, YOU KNOW ALONG WHIT OFFERING MORE HERE AT THE SHOP. SHAQUANDA IS CONSIDENGRI A MOBILE HAIR, SALON,EA MNING THE ROAD TO SUCCESS CLDOU GO THROUGH A TOWN NEAR YOU. NOW. I WANT TO MAKE IT CONVENIENTOR F THEM INSTEAD OF DRIVINGWO T HOURS TO ME. WELL, WE’LL DRIVE TO YOU AND YOU’RE GOINGO T KEEUP YOUR HAIRSTYLE NOW.
NH Chronicle: From braids to fades at these Black-owned businesses
Local shops that specialize in African American hair
Updated: 8:00 PM EST Nov 12, 2021
Tonight, finding a good place to get your hair cut is a priority for many people, but what if you’re African American and many local salons don’t cater to your hair type? It used to mean people would have to travel hours, even out of state, just to find a hairstylist. Sean McDonald shows us how that’s all changing because more Black-owned hair shops are calling NH home. Plus, leaf peepers come and leaf peepers go but thanks to some local artists fall can be enjoyed year-round. From fused glass foliage to encaustic art leaves, they celebrate nature in a way that doesn’t change when the seasons do. On Fritz Wetherbee’s New Hampshire: Moses Cheney ThorntonFor more information on tonight’s stories:Touch by SophieThe People’s Barber ShopRootz Natural Hair ShopStudio VerneManchester, NHDebra ClaffeyNew Boston, NHHosting this week from:Jimmy’s Jazz and Blues ClubPortsmouth, NH
Tonight, finding a good place to get your hair cut is a priority for many people, but what if you’re African American and many local salons don’t cater to your hair type? It used to mean people would have to travel hours, even out of state, just to find a hairstylist. Sean McDonald shows us how that’s all changing because more Black-owned hair shops are calling NH home.
Plus, leaf peepers come and leaf peepers go but thanks to some local artists fall can be enjoyed year-round. From fused glass foliage to encaustic art leaves, they celebrate nature in a way that doesn’t change when the seasons do.
On Fritz Wetherbee’s New Hampshire: Moses Cheney Thornton
For more information on tonight’s stories:
Manchester, NH
New Boston, NH
Portsmouth, NH
