The Black hair industry imports products from China. Here's what tariffs mean for braids and wigs
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Leilani Martin checks a list on her phone while shopping for supplies that she ran out of while braiding her hair, Tuesday, May 6, 2025, at Essence Beauty, a beauty supply store in Union City, Ga. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)A braider at Eve's African Braiding in College Park, Ga., picks up pieces of synthetic braiding hair to feed into client Sadajah Herring's hair to create knotless braids, Tuesday, May 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)A braider separates pieces of synthetic braiding hair to prepare for a client at Eve's African Braiding in College Park, Ga., Tuesday, May 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)Hair stylist India Sands holds a pack of synthetic braiding hair that is made in China as she shops at Chapel Beauty, a beauty supply store in Decatur, Ga., Monday, May 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)Braided wigs are seen on display at Chapel Beauty, a beauty supply store in Decatur, Ga., Monday, May 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)Tanya Washington, a professor of law at Georgia State University, poses for a portrait in her office near a framed photo of her wearing her hair in an afro, Tuesday, May 6, 2025, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)Dajiah Blackshear, a natural hair stylist who specializes in extensions, washes a client's wig during an installation service, Monday, May 5, 2025, at her salon suite in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)
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Leilani Martin checks a list on her phone while shopping for supplies that she ran out of while braiding her hair, Tuesday, May 6, 2025, at Essence Beauty, a beauty supply store in Union City, Ga. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)
