‘Jaja’s African Hair Braiding’Is A Love Letter To Black Beauty And Immigrants 

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By Akili King ·Updated October 3, 2023

Playwright Jocelyn Bioh’s Jaja’s African Hair Braiding isn’t like anything you’ve ever seen on Broadway before. Directed by Whitney White, it’s not only a celebration of Black hair and beauty, but it’s also an ode to the unsung immigrant heroes and what they silently face on a daily basis. “At the time when I started thinking about this concept, we were

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