Beyond the Braiding Chair

<p>In the very first episode of Beyond the Braiding Chair, host Diena Diallo sits down with her longtime friend and client Julienna for a wide-ranging conversation about where her craft began. Diena grew up in Guinea, practicing her earliest braids on corn husk fibers and learning by watching a neighborhood elder named Grandma Houdia, long before she ever touched a paying client's hair.</p><p>From there, Diena traces her path to the United States, the true origin story behind the Fulani style, and thirty years building a career that has now served more than five thousand clients, including...