Black women hair loss: When weaves and braids go bad

By Terry Shropshire
Nov 19, 2012
6:30 am

Supermodel Naomi Campbell’s mane madness is well documented. Speculation is that years of damaging chemicals and weaves have wrought hell on her hair and now she has embarrassing patches of permanent baldness.

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Terry Shropshire

A veteran of the U.S. Air Force and Buckeye State native, Terry has also written for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, the Atlanta Business Chronicle and the Detroit Free Press. He is a lover of words, photography, books, travel, and THEE Ohio State Buckeyes. #GoBucks

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