Forcing braiders into traditional hair school (where they don’t learn cultural competencies in textured hair) was unacceptable. Great win for entrepreneurship! This helps reduce barriers to economic achievement in MA for people of color (mostly women) in beauty!
“The government has no business licensing something as safe and common as braiding hair. This is a great win for entrepreneurship, economic liberty, and just plain common sense.”
Read more from IJ's @nick_sibilla here:
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Beauty schools do not teach eyebrow threading in Kansas. Yet the state bans anyone without a full cosmetology or esthetician license from working as a threader. Time for reform with help from @KsPolicy and @IJ. cjonline.com/opinion/2020112…
"Removing unnecessary barriers to the beauty industry is a path that states can take to drive growth. The economy could use the extra boost during COVID-19, but untangling the red tape makes sense under any circumstance." insidesources.com/shampoo-po…
Happy Juneteenth! Our founder is looking forward to kicking off a series of conversations with @mac and @EsteeLauder today to ensure change and growth will take place in the beauty industry! #futureofwork#futureofbeauty
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Join me tomorrow, Sunday at 3pm on IG live where we will discuss salon life after covid.
The Covid-19 pandemic has shined a bright light on the unpreparedness of the beauty… instagram.com/p/CAjZKoRlUe7/…
Had an opportunity to connect with Jazmyne Wright about the awesome work she’s doing around this! CosmoSafe is on a mission to solve this problem. We have to update education materials and programs along with changing the system. 🙌🏿🎉
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More failed Diversity & Inclusion in beauty education. There are no real multi-cultural "standards" textbooks to successfully roll out diverse beauty programs. A board seat "for diversity sake" still isn't a solution #beautyeducation#cosmetologynydailynews.com/news/politic…