WBEZ

Smooth and straight — and now sick? Thousands of Black women are suing the makers of hair relaxers in federal court in Chicago.

Growing up in Chicago’s Chatham neighborhood in the late 1990s, Traccye Love wished for the long, smooth tresses of pop star Aaliyah. “That was the look then — smooth and straight,” said Love, of Oak ...
Scientific American

Hair Straighteners and Relaxers May Be Harmful to Health. Here’s How to Make Them Better

Few things demonstrate the beauty and versatility of Blackness better than Black hair. The variety of styles is almost innumerable: locs, cornrows, curls, afros, twists, braids, and beyond. Many Black ...
Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Too late to sue? Georgia high court to decide time limit on hair straightening health claims

The Georgia Supreme Court will determine how much time a person has to claim that prolonged use of hair relaxer products caused injuries, in a case set to influence hundreds of such cases pending ...
WTHR

Indianapolis woman who believes her hair relaxer led to her cancer diagnosis can continue lawsuit, thanks to new opinion from Georgia Supreme Court

INDIANAPOLIS — A decision from the Georgia Supreme Court allows hundreds of lawsuits to move forward and claim a link between using chemical hair relaxers and health problems. In a unanimous decision, ...
WSB-TV

WSB-TV Gets Real: FDA proposal would ban chemical in hair straighteners reportedly linked to cancer

ATLANTA — Channel 2 Action News is taking an in-depth look at some of the chemicals found in hair straighteners and relaxers. The Food and Drug Administration plans to propose a ban on a chemical ...