black hair /tags/black-hair black hair en-US Copyright Fri, 17 Jan 2020 19:21:00 GMT 'Freed From The Secret': Rep. Ayanna Pressley Opens Up About Living With Alopecia /news-partners/2020-01-17/freed-from-the-secret-rep-ayanna-pressley-opens-up-about-living-with-alopecia The freshman lawmaker says she felt that it was particularly important for her to speak out about her condition because her hairstyle, Senegalese twists, has become a part of her political brand. Fri, 17 Jan 2020 19:21:00 GMT /news-partners/2020-01-17/freed-from-the-secret-rep-ayanna-pressley-opens-up-about-living-with-alopecia Merrit Kennedy Hair Dyes And Straighteners Linked To Higher Cancer Risk, Especially For Black Women /news-partners/2019-12-04/hair-dyes-and-straighteners-linked-to-higher-cancer-risk-especially-for-black-women Many women get their hair dyed or straightened regularly with products that contain thousands of chemicals. Researchers are teasing out whether our hair habits could be raising our breast cancer risk. Wed, 04 Dec 2019 22:59:07 GMT /news-partners/2019-12-04/hair-dyes-and-straighteners-linked-to-higher-cancer-risk-especially-for-black-women Patti Neighmond Hair Care May Be Unspoken Barrier To Exercise For Black Women, Study Finds /news/2019-11-13/hair-care-may-be-unspoken-barrier-to-exercise-for-black-women-study-finds A new Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center study finds that doctors may lack the knowledge to help African American women overcome a specific… Wed, 13 Nov 2019 19:14:42 GMT /news/2019-11-13/hair-care-may-be-unspoken-barrier-to-exercise-for-black-women-study-finds Debbie Holmes Cincinnati Bans Discrimination Against Natural Hairstyles /news/2019-10-10/cincinnati-bans-discrimination-against-natural-hairstyles Cincinnati City Council voted Wednesday to make it illegal to discriminate against natural hair and hairstyles associated with race.The 7-to-1 vote made… Thu, 10 Oct 2019 14:51:59 GMT /news/2019-10-10/cincinnati-bans-discrimination-against-natural-hairstyles Associated Press Cincinnati Considers Outlawing Natural Hair Discrimination /news/2019-10-07/cincinnati-considers-outlawing-natural-hair-discrimination A city council member in Cincinnati wants to prohibit discrimination against natural hair and natural hairstyles associated with race.Cincinnati City… Mon, 07 Oct 2019 15:05:30 GMT /news/2019-10-07/cincinnati-considers-outlawing-natural-hair-discrimination Associated Press Mobile Salon Teaches Black Girls The Business Of Hair /news/2019-03-18/mobile-salon-teaches-black-girls-the-business-of-hair Queen Roshae shows a group of girls onto the mobile salon bus. They giggle and whisper as they climb aboard, one by one plopping seats on a long bench.… Mon, 18 Mar 2019 09:00:00 GMT /news/2019-03-18/mobile-salon-teaches-black-girls-the-business-of-hair Adora Namigadde