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California Hairdressers Stage Peaceful Protest For the Right to Reopen

Cheyenne Wells (@blackstagbarbershop) was excited to reopen her Westwood Village barbershop, Black Stag Barbershop, in July, not only to earn some much needed revenue, but to also see her clients again. However, when Los Angeles County was placed on Gov. Gavin Newson’s coronavirus “watch list,” she was forced to close for a second time. “There Continued

August 13, 2020·1 min read

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Cheyenne Wells (@blackstagbarbershop) was excited to reopen her Westwood Village barbershop, Black Stag Barbershop, in July, not only to earn some much needed revenue, but to also see her clients again. However, when Los Angeles County was placed on Gov. Gavin Newson’s coronavirus “watch list,” she was forced to close for a second time. “There is no way to explain what we have lost,” she explains. “It’s more than just money, we aren’t allowed to work in the trade that we have so much passion for.”    Cheyenne was one of the many beauty professionals that attended a peaceful protest (more…)