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															<description><![CDATA[From curly to coily, straight to wavy, the differences in our hair stem from the beautiful diversity of races and ethnicities throughout the world. Add on the element of queerness, and you open up a door to millions of established, trending, and brand-new hairstyles like mullets, blunt bangs, wolf cuts, and so much more that]]></description>
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							<title>Curly Hair Gift Guide Featuring Latinx-Owned Brands</title>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 15 Nov 2021 19:38:45 +0000</pubDate>
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							<title>Chicana Entrepreneur Opens Beauty Salons for Women of Color</title>
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															<description><![CDATA[It’s common knowledge that the beauty industry has rarely catered to women of color but Jessica “Jake” Tafoya is a trailblazing Latina who took matters into her own hands. Tafoya launched The Body Labb and the Mod Labb, beauty salons for skin and hair, respectively, and in early 2020 she’s opening The Mod + Body]]></description>
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