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If these Black-owned businesses fail, the community’s health will be harmed l Expert Opinion

Black-owned barbershops function as community gathering spaces where people debate politics, family, and sports — and sometimes can even get health care.

Prentice Michael Boone helps teach his young students the art of being a barber at his Junior Academy course on a Friday evening in 2018.
Prentice Michael Boone helps teach his young students the art of being a barber at his Junior Academy course on a Friday evening in 2018.Read moreHeather Khalifa / File Photograph