Black Hair
Black Hair
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Forget Those Renaissance Visuals. Beyoncé Just Teased a Whole Other New Surprise
Writer’s Note: I don’t really mean forget the visuals, we still need you to officially drop those Bey. Respectfully!
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Are Hair Relaxers Safe? Ayanna Pressley and Shontel Brown Grill The FDA For Answers
In an Exclusive to The Root, Representatives Pressley and Brown are asking the FDA to look into the safety of chemical hair straighteners
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Saweetie Points To Meditation As The Motivation Behind Her Baldie
Did Saweetie’s new buzz cut come as a result of reaching Nirvana? Well–something like that.
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Rep. Ayanna Pressley Wants Medicare to Cover Wigs: ‘It’s So Much More Than Cosmetic’
Pressley, who lives with alopecia, introduced a new bill on Thursday, the last day of Alopecia Awareness Month.
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Can’t Nobody Hold Us Down: Who Was the All-Black Team Behind Vanity Fair’s Iconic Diddy-Daughters Portrait?
The work of Atlanta-based photographers Creative Soul inspired the shot’s regal looks, and the entire team was invited to consult on the image.
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Is Our Haircare Endangering Us? A New Study Compounds Fears About Relaxers and Breast Cancer
An Oxford University study finds an approximately 30 percent increased risk of developing breast cancer in Black women using lye-based relaxers.
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She Clips Her Hair Back and Forth: Willow Smith Had Her Head Shaved During a Performance
The singer, who convinced mom Jada to do the same, was covering her 2010 hit ‘Whip My Hair’ when she had her afro shorn off during a guitar solo.
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'It Was Time to Let Go': Jada Pinkett Smith Debuts a Shaved Head, Inspired by Daughter Willow
After previously disclosing her struggles with hair loss, the 49-year-old Red Table Talk host has opted to go bald.
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Michigan School District Absolves Employee of Bias in Cutting Biracial Child's Hair
A white Mount Pleasant Public Schools librarian sparked outrage for giving an unauthorized haircut to the 7-year-old. Officials claim she had ‘good intentions.’
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Black-Owned Swim Cap Brand Denied Certification for Olympic Competition
The UK-based Soul Cap was created to better accommodate textured hair—and rejected by FINA to become certified for use in competitive swimming.