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‘We all know the struggles’: This HBCU alum has created a simple braiding machine for hairstylists

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Chisom Okwor, a Google software engineer and founder, is transforming hair braiding with her new automated handheld braiding device—Braidiant.  She told AfroTech, “I started to realize, as a Black woman, we all know the struggles with hair. Hair braiding takes time. We do it very often, and there’s no technology in that space … In...

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