Linda Villarosa

Jun 18, 2024 | newsngr.com.ng | Linda Villarosa |Dennis Abiola

Lead Image: A woman at a salon having relaxer applied to her hair. Credit... Naila Ruechel for The New York Times Black people, and particularly Black women, have had a centuries-old, complicated relationship to our hair. It has been a source of style, creativity and pride, as well as pain, insult and discrimination.

Jun 15, 2024 | nytimes.com | Linda Villarosa

El pelo alisado ha sido durante mucho tiempo el estándar social de belleza dominante para las mujeres negras, desde la clase trabajadora hasta las que trabajan en el gobierno y las empresas estadounidenses, pasando por las celebridades e incluso alguien en la Casa Blanca. Michelle Obama dijo en 2022 que sintió que tenía que alisarse el pelo mientras ejercía de primera dama en lugar de llevar un estilo natural. "No", dijo. "No están preparados para ello".

Jun 15, 2024 | gatekeepersnews.com | Linda Villarosa |Fehintola Ambali-Salam

Linda Villarosa, a contributing writer for The New York Times magazine, interviewed dozens of people, including scientists, government officials and legal plaintiffs, for this article. The phone rang incessantly in Dr. Tamarra James-Todd’s office at Harvard’s T.H. Chan School of Public Health. “I’m sorry,” she said, excusing herself for the third time.

Jun 13, 2024 | banoyi.com | Linda Villarosa

Magazine|What to Know About Chemical Hair Relaxers and Healthhttps://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/13/magazine/what-to-know-hair-relaxers-health.htmlU.S.WorldBusinessArtsLifestyleOpinionAudioGamesCookingWirecutterThe AthleticYou have a preview view of this article while we are checking your access. When we have confirmed access, the full article content will load. A growing body of evidence shows a link between these products and a number of health disorders in Black women.

Jun 12, 2024 | nytimes.com | Linda Villarosa

A vast majority of Black women - approaching 90 percent - have used a chemical hair relaxer to straighten their natural curls. Some use it every other month, beginning in childhood. But these products, applied in salons or at home, disrupt the endocrine system, according to a growing body of evidence.