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T.S.A. Black Hair Pat Down
2011 has been the year of the TSA pat down, but when the government agency made headlines for searching through African-American natural hair, you would have thought all hell broke loose. Was it racial profiling or standard procedure? Either way, “Don’t touch the hair!” was the message from most women searched.
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