Natural Hair, Don’t Care! 12 Successful Women Who Have “Made It” With Their ‘Fros & Locs - Page 8
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Kimberly Gedeon
Karen Bass
While African-American hair is often politicized, Rep. Karen Bass trumped these barriers and became a politician herself. Bass, a Democrat, is a U.S. Representative that currently serves California’s 37th congressional district. And most impressively, she’s the first Black woman to ever hold office as a Speaker in any state assembly — all while wearing her pixie-cut afro.
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