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The founder of The Foundation for Black Women’s Wellness recounts the very personal journey that inspired her to change the discourse around Black women’s health.
“I grew up in a tight-knit, rural community in Virginia. My mother owned a hair salon called The Beauty Hut, where I was her shampoo girl from age 11 until I left for college. The salon was a haven. You walked in and felt engulfed in love. It was women telling their deepest secrets, their joys, their tragedies. Pedigree didn’t matter; these were maids, teachers, professors, factory workers. But when they came in, they were just women healing women.