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By Jasmine Browley ·Updated January 14, 2025
Nakia Holmes could hear raucous laughter in the hair salon when she arrived for her weekly appointment. An introvert, she greeted her stylist then quietly took her seat and waited for her appointment. After a few minutes, it was clear who the source of laughter was. A man sat in the styling chair getting his long locs retwisted and let out a quip that, once
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