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Coming of age and coming into her own: the story of a Richmond beauty salon

By Mitzi Mock | November 8, 2011
A woman sits in a chair, a long black cape covering her torso, as another woman stands beside her, holding up a strand of her hair. Both are looking straight ahead, into a mirror. To their right is a woman sitting on a red couch, resting her chin on her hand.

As I drove down 23rd Street on my way to Erica’s Beauty Salon on Saturday morning, I wondered how many people had already canceled their hair appointments. The clouds were still slumbering at 9 a.m., but the morning news report had assured everyone that heavy showers were inevitable. Rain equals bad hair.

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