“Jaja’s African Hair Braiding” recently competed for Best Play at the Tony Awards in June. Victoire Charles (Jaja) and Jordan Rice (Marie) appear in "Jaja's African Hair Braiding" at Arena Stage.

For many African women, hair is more than just strands; it is a crown of ancestry, resilience and unapologetic beauty. From intricate Bantu knots to free-flowing Fulani braids and natural hair twists, ...

If you check Instagram, you will see a lot of hair vendors brandishing beautiful black women shaking their ‘virgin’ hair wigs. But where does it all come from? BBC went on a search to uncover where ...

Kalyne Coleman is 'Jaja's African Hair Braiding'; (inset) Annaleigh Ashford in 'Sweeney Todd' Matthew Murphy and Evan Zimmerman Next month, when the 2024 Tony Awards for excellence in Broadway theater ...

Deity Brinson, as Marie, embraces Myneesha King, as Jaja, in Three Bone Theatre's production of "Jaja's African Hair Braiding." The production runs through Nov. 24 at The Arts Factory at West End ...

The latest outing comes just weeks after Smith unveiled his debut collection.

Jaja’s African Hair Braiding opened on Broadway in 2023 with a run that extended twice. Ghanaian American playwright and actor Jocelyn Bioh’s comedy earned six Tony nominations, nabbing two awards for ...