October I, 2014
Minority & Small Business Week
Page
MIND OPENING
SINCE 1869
GRADES PRE-KINDERGARTEN
THROUGH S
O u r P re -K to I I
GRADES 6 THROUGH 12
Oregon Episcopal School
Portland. OR 97223
photo by
(503) 768-3115
S tephen G ilbert
Salon owner Amber Starks has built her downtown
Conscious Coils business by supporting and empower
ing natural hair styles.
Salon Owner
Embraces
Natural Hair
Creates
downtown
space to inform
and support
B y O livia O livia
T he P ortland O bserver
Amber Starks founded Con
scious Coils as a way to en
courage people of African de
scent to love and embrace their
hair, themselves and their di
verse culture.
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