Customers, employees say they feel safe as barbershops, salons and gyms reopen
Getting one’s nails done at Belles Nail Bar in Starkville is no longer as simple as sitting down and letting a stylist go to work.
Before entering the salon, which reopened at 9 a.m. Monday after being closed since March 23 due to the coronavirus pandemic, clients must wear a protective mask, fill out a consent form and be screened for the virus.
Barbers to snip again in Mississippi as virus rules loosen
Some Mississippians will be able to take that inch of hair off beginning Monday thanks to a further rollback of coronavirus restrictions, but the fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic continues to spread across the state even as some protest that Gov. Tate Reeves hasn’t done enough to loosen up.
Barbershop study trimmed black men’s hair and blood pressure
Trim your hair, your beard, your blood pressure? Black men reduced one of their biggest medical risks through a novel project that shows the power of familiar faces and trusted places to improve health.