Hair Wars: To Perm or Not to Perm

News reporter Rochelle Ritchie made headlines after her "big chop" & transition to natural hair.

Natural hair is not just an aesthetic issue. It has many social, cultural, political and even economic implications. Michel Martin, host of the "Tell Me More" segment on NPR, speaks to a panel on natural hair, including Michelle Breyer, founder of NaturallyCurly.com, Danielle Belton, author of the blog, Blacksnob.com, and Rochelle Ritchie, a reporter for WPTV-TV in West Palm Beach, Florida.  The story originally aired on December 29th, 2010 on NPR.  Take a listen....

(Or if you would prefer to read the story instead, you can find the transcript here.)