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This is the opening line of one of the many poems I have written to process my alopecia diagnosis. The piece came to me in the shower one day, and somehow when I got out, I remembered each word. It is ...

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Welcome to It’s Textured, a column where we untangle the joy, trauma, confusion, and frustration that can come with Black ...