Photo: Jeanne Verdoux Paris McKenzie didn’t plan to become the youngest-ever Black owner of a beauty-supply store. Her plan, actually, has always been to become an orthopedic pediatric surgeon: The 16-year-old attends the High School for Health Professions & Human Services and takes sociology classes at Hunter College on the side. “Having my own store wasn’t ever a goal I had on my list,” she says. “It was really like the opportunity was presented to me, and I knew I could do it.
On September 4, Paris, who then had around 700 followers on Instagram and only about 20 on Twitter, tweeted that Paris Beauty Supplyz was Black owned and open. It had new hardwood flooring , exposed-brick walls, white-cube shelving units, and paper shopping bags procured at Staples . Over the next three days, more than 100,000 people liked the tweet. Four days after the grand opening, the supermodel Bella Hadid posted about the store, followed by Janet Jackson.
good for her. I just hope it doesnt get burned down and looted during 'peaceful protesting'