Capital New York

“Whatever notion I had that the salon held secrets not meant for the ears of a man were allayed, over time, as I got to know the stylists and the customers and became a fixture in the place. They must, like my mother and sisters, have thought the events that go down every day in the salon aren’t much worth mentioning, part of a routine. But, I always thought, an essential part, for reasons that went beyond beauty.”

- Kristopher Brooks on Michelle’s Hair Salon in Bed-Stuy for Capital New York