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West Side native opens beauty supply shop in Lawndale

by Pascal Sabino/Block Club Chicago February 28, 2022February 28, 2022

Beauty supply stores that specialize in selling hair are staples in Chicago’s Black communities. But until recently, none of the shops in North Lawndale were Black-owned. West Side native Vetress Boyce changed that when she opened Boyce Enterprise Beauty Supply late last year at 3722 W. 16th St. Like other Black entrepreneurs, she had to […]

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