From Jan. 2020: Rep. Ayanna Pressley’s honest conversation about alopecia and hair loss praised as “liberating”
But on Thursday, Pressley said her new normal is living with alopecia, a skin disease that she began to develop late last year.
“In the fall, when I was getting my hair retwisted, is the first time that I was made aware that I had some patches,” Pressley recalled. “From there, it accelerated very quickly.According to the, the condition develops when the body’s immune system attacks healthy follicles, creating issues in hair production. While it affects 6.
Jackson said she has faced intermittent issues with losing own hair after wearing twists on and off for the past decade. While she’s thought about shaving it off entirely, some of her students have privately said it’s inspiring to see her wear Senegalese twists in the classroom.“We’re tired of having to hide what our hair looks like,” Jackson added.
Describing her own experience, Pressley explained that she tried everything to stymie her hair loss. She wore a bonnet and used a silk pillowcase, to no avail. After the vote in the House chamber, she recalled hiding in a bathroom stall, feeling vulnerable and ashamed. She felt like she was participating in “cultural betrayal” by letting down the women of color who admired her twists, and that she owed them an explanation.
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