A Jacksonville barber is passing on his love of hair cutting to young people who may want to pick it up as a career.
Imsety Aten-Re and some other volunteers are conducting a Barber Boot Camp from Sunday through Tuesday at the Neighborhood Heroes Barbershop on Edgewood Avenue S. in Murray Hill. Aten-Re cut hair there, and as an entrepreneur, and also runs a clothing line, Top Tier Outfitters LLC.
On a rainy Sunday afternoon, Aten-Re led 28 middle school and high school students who had signed up for this day camp to learn what it takes to be a professional barber — from using the right cutting tools to grooming skin and scalp to marketing with social media…