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An Army photo shows a soldier wearing a new approved ponytail hairstyle.

The Army Is Expanding Allowed Hairstyles For Women

May 23, 2021
Grooming standards changed this month for the Army, giving female soldiers more options. Many previously had to wear their hair in tight buns, leading to possible hair loss.
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The Racial Roots Behind The Term 'Nappy'

Aug 09, 2019
Where does the term "nappy" come from and why does it have such negative connotations? Is it possible to reclaim a word that has been used as a slur for so long?
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Code Switch

Is Beauty In The Eyes Of The Colonizer?

Feb 06, 2019
This week on "Ask Code Switch," we're talking about who gets to define beauty norms — and what it means to push back on them.
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Shots - Health News

In The Event Of A Nuclear Blast, Don't Condition Your Hair

Aug 15, 2017
That advice came in guidelines issued to residents of Guam on how to prepare for a missile threat on the island. The reason is conditioner can trap radioactive particles in strands of hair.
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Mya and Deanna Cook, 16, with their parents, Aaron and Colleen Cook.

When Black Hair Violates The Dress Code

Jul 17, 2017
For wearing their hair in braids, two teenagers were threatened with suspension at their charter school. Similar incidents show that strict dress codes can punish students for their racial identity.
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The Two-Way
Milagros "Mili" Hernandez, 8, plays soccer in Ohama, Neb. Her team was disqualified from the final round of a tournament because somebody had complained to organizers that there was a boy on the team.

Short-Haired Girl Mistaken For Boy, Barred From Soccer Tournament Finals

Jun 06, 2017
Mili Hernandez and her Omaha, Neb., soccer team were disqualified from a girls' tournament finals after a mix-up over her gender. "They only did it because I look like a boy," the 8-year-old said.
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Code Switch
Wes Moore speaks at the Robin Hood Veterans Summit at Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum on May 7, 2012 in New York City.

This Week In Race: Fox Sued, Schools Resegregate, Shea Moisture Gets Thirsty

Apr 28, 2017
A racial discrimination suit is filed against Fox. Is an Alabama school district getting around integration? Shea Moisture apologizes for a commercial. And, there's a new philanthropist in town.
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Code Switch
For many black people, hair and race are inextricably interwoven.

Dreadlocks Decision Raises Another Question: What Is Race?

Oct 23, 2016
Many experts agree with an appeals court's decision last month that dreadlocks aren't a common racial characteristic. But left undecided: What's a common racial characteristic?
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Goats and Soda
Zia Simpson, a student and sales assistant in Cape Town, says even her father tells her to tame her Afro. "That generation fought against apartheid, but they still carry around the mentality that green eyes look better on a person, that straight hair loo

Decrying Hair Rule, South African Students Demand To Be 'Naturally Who We Are'

Sep 06, 2016
Pretoria High School for Girls has long banned certain hairstyles so that students would have a "neat" appearance. Now black students are pushing back.
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Shots - Health News
Noooo. But you can blame Mom and Dad for that gray hair, at least some of the time.

This Gene Could Turn Your Hair Gray

Mar 01, 2016
Is stress turning your hair gray? Your ancestors may have something to do with it, too. Scientists say they've found the first genetic variant associated with going gray.
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Shots - Health News
Carly Severn lost her hair at age 19 to alopecia.

What Not To Say To A Woman With No Hair

Sep 11, 2015
Carly Severn lost her hair at age 19 to alopecia, an autoimmune disorder. She's heard every well-meaning comment in the book. She's here to help us do better than "It will come back, right?"
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