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Podcast detangles the roots and health risks of hair relaxers for Black women

October 20, 2023
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By Dannielle Piper, Vinita Srivastava, and Cheryl Thompson (Special to BHN) https://youtu.be/7gmYkNE0wYw In this reflective and personal episode of Don’t Call Me Resilient, Prof. Cheryl Thompson of Toronto Metropolitan University and author of Beauty in a Box untangles the wending history of hair relaxers for Black women — and the health risks now linked to

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