Introduction

Scammers are targeting clients looking to get their hair braided by using real stylists’ work and creating fake social media pages.

Reports of Scams

The Better Business Bureau (BBB) is receiving reports of scams targeting individuals wanting braids. Scammers take pictures from legitimate stylists and post them on fake social media pages.

Modus Operandi

Potential clients find the fake pages and book appointments, often making small deposits. Clients realize they have been scammed when they do not hear back from the supposed stylist on the appointment day.

Impact on Legitimate Businesses

Real stylists like Porsche Hensley, who has been braiding hair for over 10 years and owns Divine Innovation 615 in Nashville, are affected. Hensley reported instances where clients arrived for appointments, only to find out they were scammed.

Precautions to Avoid Scams

BBB advises not to pay for the service in full before the appointment. Visit the stylist’s location before booking. Verify the stylist’s work by searching for them online and including the word “scam” after their name. Ask for the stylist’s license number and verify it.

Continuing the Business

Despite the scams, stylists like Porsche Hensley remain undeterred and continue their work.

Conclusion

Scammers exploiting the popularity of hair braiding are causing issues for both clients and legitimate stylists. Clients are advised to take precautions to ensure they are booking authentic services.

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Tuesday, May 13, 2025

Black Americans In The 21st Century Published by Heydey Publishing, Inc.

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Jacksonville, FL, March 17, 2013 –(PR.com)– Heydey Publishing, Inc. has publid Black Americans In The 21st Century: Integrating Or Segregating by Doug Saint Carter. The author’s most recent book to date is a 5.5 x 8.5 paperback in the social sciences and African-American ethnic studies category and is available worldwide on book retailer websites such as Amazon and Barnes Noble.

No doubt Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. had a dream of racial harmony, racial unity, and bringing blacks and whites closer together. In chapter one, “We Still Angry,” readers will see which of today’s civil rights leaders said, “Get ready, George Washington, there’s a new neighbor on the Potomac. Get ready Mr. Jefferson, there’s a new neighbor on the Potomac. Get ready Mr. Lincoln, there’s a new neighbor, and we (blacks) are all coming to help him move in. We brought our luggage, we brought our food. Guess who’s coming to dinner?”

Those divisive words were spoken at a dedication ceremony for the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. monument on August 28, 2011. That cup should have been emptied decades ago, but today’s black African American leaders and spokespeople are diligent in efforts to keep it overflowing.

220 pages in length, Black Americans In The 21st Century: Integrating Or Segregating is being aggressively promoted to appropriate markets with a focus on the social sciences and African-American ethnic studies category. With U.S. wholesale distribution through Ingram and Baker Taylor, and pervasive online availability through Amazon, Barnes Noble and elsewhere, Black Americans In The 21st Century meets consumer demand through both retail and library markets with a suggested retail price of $19.95.

Additionally, Black Americans In The 21st Century can be ordered by retailers or wholesalers for the maximum trade discount price set by the author in quantities of ten or more from the Outskirts Press Direct bookstore at www.outskirtspress.com/bookstore.

ISBN: 9780966942521 Format: 5.5 x 8.5 paperback cream SRP: $19.95

For more information or to contact the author, visit www.outskirtspress.com/blackamericansinthe21stcentury.

About the author:

Doug Saint Carter, born in Muskogee, Oklahoma, is the first born son of W. G. Ellsworth, Jr. and Hope Ellsworth. The family moved to Jacksonville, Florida, when Doug was nine years old. He graduated from Englewood High School and attended Jones College where he studied broadcast management, which led to a twenty five year career in radio and some television as an on air personality and management responsibilities. In 1998 he publid his first book, described as a labor of love, about the great singer Jackie Wilson, known as Mr. Excitement. The title of the book, The Black Elvis-Jackie Wilson, created a great deal of racial controversy inspiring the author to become actively involved in efforts to improve race relations. With his new book, Black Americans In The 21st Century, those efforts continue today.

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