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Hair braiding, hair weaving, natural hair care, and loctician certification course are among educational offerings at the school located at a Fayetteville, North Carolina-based school called hAirlooms Academy, which was founded by professional cosmetologist Dr. Airaina Griffith-Knight, according to the school’s website. The Fayetteville Observersaid that Griffith-Knight aims to continue the hair braiding tradition in Black culture through hAirlooms Academy. It was licensed three months ago. The Fayetteville Observer also reported that the school started in 2001, but licensure in N. C. will now permit them to accept patrons for their students to get hands-on training in styling hair.