Tresses of Choice

by COREN BURCH
Filed under Beauty, Society & Culture

Check out this article (audio) on nytimes.com. Listen and tell us what you think.

“When it comes to straightening hair or letting it be natural, the choice still pushes deep emotional buttons for many African-American women. Others ask, why can’t hair just be hair? Nine black women discuss their hairstyles and the attitudes surrounding their hair.”

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2009/08/27/fashion/20090827-hair-interactive.html

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