barber

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Around Angel’s old barber chair, just about every inch of wall space is occupied by proclamations and photos.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

Early the following year, Raynella remarried David Leath, a local barber who, according to the News-Sentinel, was Ed Dossett’s best friend.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

After one of the attacks, she explains, two men called into the shop and tried to intimidate her, saying they wanted the premises to set up a barber shop.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

She said the driver said he worked at the nearby barber shop, KS Turkish Barbers, and unlocked and opened the shutters.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

Lewis Isbel, a black barber who claimed to have shaved the city’s first mayor and President Abraham Lincoln, talked about his work with pride.

From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield