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Yesterday — 4 April 2026Main stream

She Wanted Her Hair Done for a Special Day. She Left the Salon in Tears.

4 April 2026 at 15:00
A Black woman is pushing for changes in the hair industry after claiming in a lawsuit that she and her 7-year-old were turned away from an Ulta Beauty salon in Manhattan because of their hair texture.

© Eva Woolridge for The New York Times

Lauren Smith, who lives in West Harlem, said a stylist at an Ulta Beauty salon on the Upper East Side of Manhattan refused service to her and her 7-year-old daughter. They both have textured hair.
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