Rep. Ayanna Pressley Revealed Her Bald Head in a Powerful New Video About Alopecia

“This is my official public revealing. I’ve only been bald in the privacy of my home and in the company of close friends,” starts Ayanna Pressley’s video in which she reveals she has alopecia. The Massachusetts Congresswoman (and member of “The Squad”) filmed the reveal with The Root this week to great support from her millions of fans around the country. This is especially true for those also suffering from alopecia areata and all types of hair loss.

Alopecia areata is an autoimmune skin disease that causes hair loss. Rep. Pressley first saw signs of it 4-5 years ago when she was getting her signature Senegalese twists for the first time. From then on, she was waking up with...

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