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Somewhere between 85 to 95 percent of Black women in the United States have used a chemical hair relaxer at least once in their lifetime. It is a ubiquitous American product with a complicated legacy: it built Black wealth and opened economic doors, but also taught generations to see their hair as a problem to be solved. And now research is revealing a physical cost. Roman Mars and producer Priscilla Alabi explore how a single product became a mirror for all of America's contradictions. A History of the United States in 100 Objects is a production of 99% Invisible and BBC...
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A salon our producer Priscilla Alabi visited a few weeks ago.
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B2 · 中高级
能看懂电视新闻就会觉得轻松
- 90% 的单词在 B1 或更简单的水平。
- 每分钟 143 词：自然语速。
- 整集共有 142 个较难的单词（B2 及以上）。
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Off a busy street in Brooklyn, New York sits a storefront called Monica's Hair Salon. A salon our producer Priscilla Alabi visited a few weeks ago. I've been going to hair salons like this since I was little. There are places where people come for their hair, but also for advice, gossip, celebrations.
Oh, I love us. I just love us so much. A woman pops it. What did you want?
Not for an appointment. But to ask for a birthday hug. This is Lorraine Samo's salon. She's been here since 1996.
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