That’s weird, thought 29-year-old Drea Okeke as she examined her new set of box braids. Getting a fresh set of braids was typically a liberating experience for the content creator, but in that moment, ...
Black women with alopecia often struggle between concealing their hair loss and protecting their fragile scalps, all while seeking to express their cultural identity and build self-confidence. A ...
Getting a diagnosis is key since there are different causes for the problem calling for different treatments. Here's what to ...
Alopecia, a general term used to describe hair loss, impacts Black women disproportionately. Nearly half of all Black women will experience some form of hair loss in their lives. It can come in a ...
For women with hair loss, there are more treatment options than ever before — and more ways to access them, as anyone scrolling social media has likely seen firsthand. But it can be confusing. For ...
COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) — As Women with Alopecia Awareness Month comes to a close, WRBL spoke to a local woman impacted by the autoimmune condition. Brenda Williams was diagnosed with alopecia areata 20 ...
When Virtue Alexander decided to embrace herself as a woman living with alopecia, she opted for the “rip off the Band-Aid” model of self-revelation. Co-workers at Beaumont City Hall, where she works ...