CROWN: AN ODE TO THE FRESH CUT International Affairs/AFRICA —Bishop Charles E

—Bishop Charles E

the face of America is getting a lot browner--and a reckoning is coming

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Reprint edition (September 19

CROWN: AN ODE TO THE FRESH CUT International Affairs/AFRICA —Bishop Charles EThe barbershop is where the magic happens. Boys go in as lumps of clay and, with princely robes draped around their shoulders, a dab of cool shaving cream on their foreheads, and a slow, steady cut, they become royalty. That crisp yet subtle line makes boys sharper, more visible, more aware of every great thing that could happen to them when they look good: lesser grades turn into As; girls take notice; even a mothers hug gets a little tighter.