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Africans and people from the Caribbean have also been known to don bright red hair due to a gene mutation in the melanocortin 1 receptor commonly referred to as MC1R.

The hosts explore the devastating impact of alopecia in an informative and powerful episode of Facebook Watch's "Red Table Talk."

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Harlem-bred haircare visionary Taliah Waajid is empowering individuals to embrace their natural tresses.

Desiree Bullock, the mother of Dyree Williams, claims that the East Bernard Independent School District has denied her son enrollment in school because of his hairstyle. “It’s not right. My child should be able to keep his locks in his hair,” she said to a local news network covering the story.

A study conducted by the American Academy of Dermatology found that Alopecia areata is more common among African Americans.

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Republicans voted against the Crown Act, which bans discrimination of Black hairstyles in schools and in the workplace. Democratic Reps. Barbara Lee, Gwen Moore, Ayanna Pressley, Ilhan Omar, and Bonnie Watson Coleman vowed to bring it up for another vote.

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CURLS Founder and CEO Mahisha Dellinger has unveiled a new initiative designed to empower Black women entrepreneurs.

Meet the woman responsible for SLAYING Michelle Obama's hair for the Biden-Harris Inauguration. Yene Damtew is a California bred, DMV based hairstylist that is responsible for some of our forever first lady...

We were pleased to see the hair stylist behind this look is based in Northern Virginia. Arlington-based hair stylist, Yene Damtew, the owner of Aesthetics Salon.