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irisblue

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Fri Jul 6, 2018, 10:48 AM Jul 2018

Black owned beauty salons in Columbus Ohio [View all]

{I recieve no bennies from these businesses, just find it an hopeful story}
http://www.dispatch.com/news/20180705/number-of-black-owned-beauty-stores-on-rise?template=ampart&__twitter_impression=true
More at article


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"There are an estimated 350 to 500 black-owned beauty shops in Ohio, including a handful in the Columbus area, and that number is continuing to rise nationwide, according to the Black-Owned Beauty Supply Association."

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As the natural-hair movement continues to grow, black consumers are less willing to shop in stores that don't understand their specific needs, said Sam Ennon, president and CEO of the beauty-supply association.

Black women spent $54 million this past year in the black hair-care industry, according to a 2018 study by Nielsen."


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