We all know there's always that one dope barber you never expect at the Black barbershop, like the white guy with secret skills.
Neijae Graham-Henries is set to become that barber in Philly, not only due to her gender but also because of her tender age. At 7 years old, Graham-Henries became a certified barber just before she was due to start second grade.
Graham-Henries first caught the razor-bug when she shadowed her brother at the Junior Barber Academy. Her brother decided the cutting fades life wasn't for him, but Graham-Henries immediately found her passion, according to CBS Philadelphia.
“She wasn’t intimidated because she was the youngest student, and she was not intimidated because she was the only female,” Neijae’s mother, Jamie Graham, said.
After finishing her training, the young stylist got right to work, volunteering to cut students' hair for free at a back-to-school event.
Sounds like barbershop Black Girl Magic to us!
“The whole process is to finish it and do it really good and to, like, style it good,” Graham-Henries said of her technique.
Eve's character from Barbershop would be proud.
Speaking of styling it "good," there's one particular head of state the second-grader would like to see in her chair.
“Donald Trump, he has too much long hair, so I would cut it,” she said.
According to Inside Edition, Graham-Henries doesn't plan to stop using her skills for good. Now that back-to-school season is over, she plans to start cutting hair for the homeless.
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