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26 • THE ARTISAN SPRING 2019 Ruby Johnson (Jenifer Lewis) is my community's favorite aunt. She's colorful, expressive and daring. She loves to keep her natural hair protected from heat and chemicals by wear- ing cornrow or plat braids under textured wigs, or bright, bold and large head scarves, which is the way she shows her personality. Zoey Johnson (Yara Shahidi) is who I wanted to be today's Denise Huxtable. Before Grown-ish, Zoey was the teen trendsetter, the popular teen in high school. Like her father, she enjoys keeping up with and creating trends. Her hair is also an expressive way to show her mood. Over the years, she's worn individual braids with multiple colors past her waist (which took Tinisha and me 18 hours to do), as well as natural full curls with minimal heat. Andre Johnson, Jr. (Marcus Scribner) is played by an actor who has always reminded me of Kirk Cameron. I saw him growing into the underdog heartthrob who everyone roots for. His father wants him to mimic his habits and style, but Junior builds his own world. Junior is today's "nerd" who gets the girl at the end of movie. We currently use the same product as we use for Andre Johnson, but with a different technique to create height and definition. Jack Johnson (Miles Brown) has evolved from the pilot to season five. In the beginning of the show, Kenya Barris, the creator of Black-ish, wanted his look to be a bit rascally. Over the years, you can see his character mature. "Kinky Curls" hair gel and water with a little hair twisting enhances the curl pattern of Miles' hair. Diane Johnson (Marsai Martin) is a little gem and I had so Top row: Braiding. Photos courtesy of Araxi Lindsey; Yara Shahidi with longer than waist-length braids. Second row: Martin with braids. Photos courtesy of Araxi Lindsey. Third row: Yara Shahidi and Miles Brown with specialty styling. Photos courtesy of Araxi Lindsey. Bottom row: Marcus Scribner and Marsai Martin, the "Purple Rain" episode. Photos: ABC/Kelsey McNeal.