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Les Coiffeurs De Goma: "If You Want Your Hair Done Properly, You Go To A Man."

In Goma in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, the city's hair salons are dominated by a group of men called les coiffeurs du Goma.

In Black America, salons have historically been a meeting place for women to catch up on news, gossip and advice. Not so on a corner in the city of Goma in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. In Salon Jordan, it's the male hairstylists that dominate as female hair braiders and their clients sit outside.

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