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SharonCrockett

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Writer of non-fiction narrative | Fan of history, literature, design, art, politics, genealogy and hiking/walking | Former bond analyst | Recovering designer | NYC metro region | DC native #profiteroles #writing #design #genealogy #blacksinww2 #histodons #writerdons #blackmastodon #polymath #foodie #cats #gardening #books #interiors

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Remembering the ancestors. Make sure to vote in November. @blackmastodon @blackvoices

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https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/13/magazine/hair-relaxers-cancer-risk.html?unlocked_article_code=1.zU0.jJwM.75f39vDOAqX1&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c-cb

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@EllenInEdmonton @blackvoices @blackmastodon Even to this day, while maybe no longer using relaxer, she uses expensive hair extensions and other types of hair pieces that give her the appearance of a “natural” look that’s financially out of reach for most Black women. Still, I do appreciate her frankly decrying her nightmarish experiences using relaxers. I remember back before she was “Oprah”, she wore a short Afro on local Baltimore TV news where I used to see her in the early 1980’s.

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@Weirding_Is_Real @blackvoices @blackmastodon You’re welcome! NYT does a pretty good job with its audio versions of its longer articles— a godsend for my elderly mother, whose eyesight makes it harder to read the tiny print of longer pieces.

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The FDA missed its own deadline to ban formaldehyde from chemical relaxers. This is disgraceful. @blackmastodon @black

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/13/magazine/hair-relaxers-cancer-risk.html?unlocked_article_code=1.zU0.jJwM.75f39vDOAqX1&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c-cb

The American Journal of Eoidrmiology published research indicating that hair relaxer use is associated with an increased risk of developing uterine fibroids.
Vintage magazine add for chemical hair relaxer that does not disclose its harmful ingredients.

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