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Black hair is not easily defined; it is not a one-size-fits-all category. It is versatile. Not one Black person’s hair is exactly the same as the next. But even with that knowledge, ...
Exactly 30 years later, Black people are still having a “Hair-Razing Experience” (the name of the episode) when it comes to how they choose to wear their hair in the workplace and at school.
BUT DURING SLAVERY, BLACK PEOPLE WERE STRIPPED OF THEIR CULTURAL TRADITIONS, ... Black hair is seen as a symbol of strength."Sometimes you may not understand the beauty of what you're seeing.
Even with 28 states passing CROWN Acts, which prohibit discrimination based on a person's hair texture or hairstyle, Black athletes and students are still under pressure to cut their hair.
Welcome to It’s Textured, a column where we untangle the joy, trauma, confusion, and frustration that can come with Black ...
Thousands of Black women have also claimed that hair relaxers from L’Oreal were harmful to their health, including a group of Black women who sued L’Oreal and other companies last year.
Young Black people are changing their names at work and don’t feel comfortable wearing their natural hair, a new study has revealed. 22 per cent of young Black people reported changing their ...
The CROWN Act has been passed by 17 states, making it illegal to discriminate against Black people based on their hair. But activists say there's still a long way to go.
To say that hair really matters to Black people is certainly an understatement and many researchers have examined the intense relationship between hair and Black women’s self-esteem and self-image.