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Published: May 18, 2020, 4 a.m.

Have you ever had someone touch your hair without your permission? Ever had someone joke about how messy or rough your natural curls are? Have you been asked to shave, trim or remove a hairstyle because it was seen as unprofessional, messy, or unkept? You are not alone.  Recently California and New York become the first states to ban discrimination on natural hair that disproportionately affects people of color; especially black people. This includes bans on certain styles, such as Afros, braids, twists, cornrows and locs. Join us as we dig deep into the many reasons why this law was needed in the first place and how we feel about the weaponizing of our natural hair. 

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Resources:

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The hair industry Black Women built: https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.essence.com/amp/news/money-career/business-black-beauty/

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Being African and having Natural Hair: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-33525254

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The cost of maintaining Natural Hair: https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.huffpost.com/entry/costs-natural-black-hair_l_5e441e19c5b6d0ea3811b813/amp

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USA TODAY facts: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/10/14/black-hair-laws-passed-stop-natural-hair-discrimination-across-us/3850402002/

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Natural Hair in Corporate America: https://www.byrdie.com/natural-hair-in-corporate-america

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Natural Hair in the workplace: https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2019/09/19/more-states-are-trying-protect-black-employees-who-want-wear-natural-hairstyles-work/

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Therapy: Primary Care, Betterhelp.com, Employee assistance programs, therapyforblackgirls.com

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Sandra's Natural Hair Platform: IG: @Zolahairr and Youtube: https://linktr.ee/ZolaHair

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Socials: Interact with us on Social Media!

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Listen & Subscribe: https://linktr.ee/Sandrazo

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Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4vxFpB8ofKwqqjUjtncPVg

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IG: https://www.instagram.com/igotproblemspod/

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Podcast website: https://anchor.fm/igotproblems

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Guest Details: Habib

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About: Doyin's Husband 

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Social media: @suited_Gq

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Production notes:

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Produced by Dolapo of the "Terminal 234" podcast

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Edited by Sandra [IG: coitraveler]

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Co-Host: Doyin [IG: msdoyinjay ]

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