SL Raw in SADIAA News: Modern-Day Black Inventors Making Hair History
SADIAA News highlighted SL Raw Virgin Hair founder LeAna McKnight in “7 Modern-Day Black Inventors Who Are Making Hair History.” The feature spotlights LeAna’s entrepreneurial journey and her two patents—a leather tool carrier for freelance stylists and a thread-weaving tool designed to reduce tangles and keep needles secure. Read the original feature on SADIAA News here.
Why this feature matters
This recognition celebrates LeAna’s role not just as a stylist and brand founder, but as an inventor who solves real workflow challenges for pros and elevates at-home results for clients. It affirms SL Raw’s commitment to innovation, craft, and textured-hair education.
Highlight: LeAna McKnight is a serial beauty entrepreneur—founder of SL Raw Virgin Hair and holder of multiple patents that support safer, more efficient styling for the textured-hair community.
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Originally published on SADIAA News: 7 Modern-Day Black Inventors Who Are Making Hair History
Published February 21, 2023 — by Stephenetta (isis) Harmon.