A recent US study suggested that the synthetic hair used for braids could be bad for your health. It’s one of the most popular hairstyles worn by black women (including myself!) so I went to find out if new research is raising concerns:
⬇️ Read here:
https://t.co/BOWXBXqobq
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Nearly 40 years before their use in the Holocaust, concentration camps and pseudoscientific experiments were used by German officials to torture and kill people in what is now Namibia. The country is marking what is known as "Germany's forgotten genocide". https://t.co/zZZRjA4RQT
New: We've traced guns sent illegally from the US to Haiti, showing how lax laws, absent checks and suspected corruption is fuelling gang violence in the Caribbean nation. Report w/ @Jacqui_wak@ChrisSGiles https://t.co/KGbfbb2a6H
BREAKING: Friedrich Merz has failed to achieve a majority in the first round of the election to become Germany's next chancellor. He fell short of the required number of votes with 310 out of the required 316.
🇰🇪 In 2024, a protest at Kenya’s legislature was ended by the gunfire of security forces.
To this day, those shooters’ faces have remained hidden.
But now, #BBCAfricaEye can expose the men who spilled blood on the grounds of Kenya’s parliament.
📽️ https://t.co/4flvWwesTB
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Some synthetic hair used by many black women to achieve popular hairstyles including braids have been found to contain carcinogens and, in some cases, lead.
@bbcnuala is joined by author of Don’t Touch My Hair @EmmaDabiri & the BBC’s Chelsea Coates @Coates9Chelsea to discuss ⬇️
Michelle Arthur is campaigning for more support for people with severe symptoms of OCD, after her son took his own life after struggling with the condition.
Here is his story:
https://t.co/c4EPviaOd1