blacks and skin cancer
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Big Beauty Tuesday: Yes, You Need Black Girl Sunscreen Because Melanin Isn't Enough
Handwashing. Masks. Social Distancing. All of these are necessary measures of self-protection in our current climate. But as we begin to consider how to move about the world in our current climate, we want to remind you of one simple, yet essential fact: Melanin is NOT sunscreen! Yes, yes, we know your beautiful brown skin…
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Black Don’t Crack, but You Can Still Get Skin Cancer
The summer sun is coming, and boy, how we do love it. We love to bask in it. We love to play in it. And our brown skin protects us from its harmful rays. Or does it? Throughout generations, we’ve probably heard that because of the melanin in our skin, we don’t need sunscreen or…