President Obama speaks out on how our culture has affected black women and the beauty standards they currently face.

Yet, 81 percent of Black women don't seek medical attention and treatment for their alopecia.

Whoever said, "There is no such thing as a stupid question" obviously wasn't a Black woman.

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Customer Antonio Robinson said he was shocked when he noticed one employee dipping her hair into a pot of water in the same area where food was being prepared last week.

"It's not about us," Claudette Gayles said. "It's about the kids and giving back because in our mind, the kids are our future."

Screw the rules of discrimination. And to hell with the rules of accountability.

Try as we may to take care of our precious hair, some of our most beloved daily routines could be doing far more harm than good.