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Thousands Sue In Chicago Over Black Hair Relaxers Linked To Cancer
Thousands Sue In Chicago Over Black Hair Relaxers Linked To Cancer
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Length:
15 minutes
Released:
Apr 4, 2024
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Podcast episode
Description
Nine out of 10 Black women have used hair relaxing chemicals to straighten their thick curls. But lawsuits have been piling up in state and federal courts across the country for years claiming chemicals in hair relaxers are causing cancer. Reset hears from Traccye Love, one plaintiff in these cases, and learns more about an investigation by WBEZ’s Natalie Moore and the Chicago Sun-Times’ Andy Grimm.
For a full archive of Reset interviews, head over to wbez.org/reset.
For a full archive of Reset interviews, head over to wbez.org/reset.
Released:
Apr 4, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode
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