Frayser barber close to realizing dream of opening own shop
Barber Carnell Vann Jr. touches up customer Jessie Marshall Jr.’s edges while giving him a haircut Tuesday, July 9, 2019. Vann recently received a $20,000 Inner City Economic Development loan to open his own barbershop in the Frayser area. (Mark Weber/Daily Memphian).
Carnell Vann has spent the past 10 years trying to open a barbershop in his Frayser neighborhood. Now he's close to realizing his dream.
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Economic Development Growth Engine Frayser small businessOmer Yusuf
Omer Yusuf covers Bartlett and North Memphis neighborhoods for The Daily Memphian. He also analyzes COVID-19 data each week. Omer is a former Jackson Sun reporter and University of Memphis graduate.
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