She started doing it, she says, “one, to preserve my hair, and two, to enforce an acceptance of Black hair in the shows. I would go backstage and there would be signs saying, ‘Don’t touch ...

For many Black women, braiding hair isn’t just a protective style—it’s a cultural tradition, a form of self-expression, and in many cases, a necessary solution for managing textured hair.

IT’S MORE THAN JUST HAIR. IT’S ABOUT WHAT THEY’RE PUTTING OUT TO THE PITTSBURGH COMMUNITY, WHICH IS SOMETHING THAT IS SO SPECIAL TO HERE. SERENITY WIG SALON STARTED OFF IN THE BASEMENT OF ...