Migrants from Zimbabwe spoke out following recent riots in which riot police operating on the streets of the city made headlines with barber chairs.
“If you look at my staff, they all come from different cultures, and so do our customers,” Chucks said.
In 2002, when he was eight years old, he and his family settled in Stoke.
“They always told me that if you work hard, you can accomplish anything,” he said.
In 2014, Chucks was studying sports science while also learning barbering from the only black barber in his hometown.
When the owner of Stoke Barbers closed his shop due to ill health, he realized there was a hole in the market that could be filled and, with funding from the Prince's Trust, opened the first shared barbershop in Hanley.
In 2017, he became independent and continued to expand the brand, including selling merchandise.