Roots

The Roots series highlights the importance of hair salons and barbershops in the Black community. Both places serve as an escape from the burdens of everyday life. Barbers and hair stylists also enjoy the camaraderie of people who look like them, talk, and share similar life experiences as Black Americans. Similar to Church, the barbershop is a place of sanctity where black people can be themselves at all times without the worry of being judged or ridiculed. These businesses are places that one can get neighborhood gossip, fashion trends, political happenings, recipes or sage advice. I wanted Roots to show the multifaceted aspect of barbershops and salons in the Black Community.