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7. It can be a barrier to employment

Fri Feb 24, 2017, 05:04 PM

Feb 2017

See Jhan post below. I've been natural for 20 years - but mixed chicks can blow out our hair to make it "fit" corporate America.

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Newsweek: Toxic cosmetics marketed to black women [View all] pnwmom Feb 2017 OP

There have to be some very bright black women murielm99 Feb 2017 #1

Bring back the 'Fro!!! Problem solved. secondwind Feb 2017 #3

I second that! I love hair just the way it grows out. Nitram Feb 2017 #5

It can be a barrier to employment JustAnotherGen Feb 2017 #7

Another example, if we needed one, of why we have regulations. Dustlawyer Feb 2017 #4

and the thing is that we've kinda accepted this shit as normal forjusticethunders Feb 2017 #6