Bald, beaming, and gorgeous.
"The reality is that I'm black, I'm a black woman, and I'm a black woman in politics, and everything I do is political. You might overly-intellectualize a bit and say 'it's just hair'...and that's true, but I still want it," she said in the video. "I'm trying to find my way here, and I believe going public will help."
This Thursday, two weeks after the official announcement, Pressley stood on the House floor wig-free for the first time. The beautiful moment is a testament to Pressley's strength in the face of the diagnosis. Her ability to advocate for her constituents with her bald head also shows how much Pressley's own confidence has grown since learning she had alopecia.
Pressley returned to the House to speak in favor of the Comprehensive Credit Reporting Enhancement, Disclosure, Innovation, and Transparency Act, her bill that would protect consumers from predatory credit reporting practices, says the
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