Black Enterprise

FDA Called Out For Repeated Refusal To Ban Harmful Chemicals In Hair Relaxers

A health justice group has called out the FDA for its stalled regulation. A health justice organization is calling out the Food and Drug Administration for dragging its feet on banning harmful ...
WESH

FDA misses another deadline on proposed ban on formaldehyde in hair-straightening products

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has missed its latest deadline to propose banning formaldehyde and certain formaldehyde-releasing chemicals from hair-straightening products, often used by Black ...
AOL

Keller mayor asking council to vote on resolution rejecting sharia law

Keller Mayor Armin Mizani is proposing a resolution rejecting sharia law and other foreign legal systems and affirming that the city will only abide by the Constitution and U.S. laws. The City Council ...
Yahoo

Hair Relaxers and Fibroids: Black Woman’s Lawsuit Revived by Georgia Supreme Court

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Major studies have linked frequent hair relaxer use to reproductive harm. (Getty Images) For decades, hair relaxers promoted the ...
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, ...