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Stephen's space will be located at 66 Lafayette Avenue, and is scheduled to open sometime in May. She tells The Cut: "I want the salon to be versatile. I want to see a white girl getting a blowout, and a black girl getting a weave. When I was younger, I didn't want to work in an all-white salon, but I dreamed of an atmosphere where it was mixed together."
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