In June 2020, KSNT in Topeka visited Midwest Barber College to interview Owner and Director Lucy Opit. Ms. Opit shared her inspiring story of perseverance, and how she’s instilling that grit in her students.
Working With Hair: Midwest Barber College
In July 2021, TK Business Magazine featured Midwest Barber College in an inspiring story of Lucy Opit’s path to becoming the first black woman to own an accredited barber college in Kansas.
Midwest Barber College, community partners offer free haircuts, school supplies, vaccines at back-to-school bash
Story in the Topeka Capital-Journal on our most recent Back 2 School Bash.