Hair relaxers used by Black women linked to increased risk of cancer

Hair relaxers used by Black women linked to increased risk of cancer

Like many Black women, Jessica Harris started using hair relaxers when she was just a pre-teen. Cultural pressures and beauty standards led the young girl, growing up in Wilson, to believe that was what she needed to do. “Since probably I was about 13 or something,” she said. Now, she’s fighting ovarian cancer for the … Read more