Unlike pop star Rihanna, whose baby news was widely celebrated, when unmarried, Black women within the faith community reveal their pregnancies, they are often frowned upon, shamed, criticized, and called the dreaded F-word – fornicator. Why the double standard?

In the March 2022 issue of InStyle, the 49-year-old steps in front of the camera to discuss not just the beauty she creates on the big and small screen but the beauty of her natural hair journey which she said began when “I started to become more conscious about my history and my culture.”

Rep. Ayanna Pressley, whose signature Senegalese hair twists gave Black girls and women confidence to show up as their authentic selves, went viral in January 2020 after revealing that she had gone bald due to the autoimmune condition alopecia.