Michelle Obama's Hair

Arriving at Fort McNair on a casual summer day, the First Couple took it easy, from the head down.
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Ponytail Politics
Arriving at Fort McNair on a casual summer day, the First Couple took it easy, from the head down. But for black women, "these is no hair choice that is simple," says Melissa Harris Lacewell, an associate professor of politics and African-American studies at Princeton. "Any choice carries tremendous personal and political valence."

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