advertisement advertisement advertisement -While on a family trip to Kenya in 2014, Grace Eleyae’s mom advised her to wear a scarf over her head to protect her hair from the arid climate. advertisement advertisement “But I was like, ‘I’m on vacation,'” Eleyae recalls. “‘I want to look cute.'” Ignoring her mom’s advice, Eleyae embarked on an eight-hour car ride from Nairobi to the coast. The dry air combined with the friction of the headrest and Eleyae’s (unprotected) hair, which was both chemically and heat-straightened at the time, left a two-inch-wide hole of breakage on the back of her head. “It was devastating,” Eleyae says. “But it started the wheels turning [to find] something that’s cute enough but protective of my hair.” Later that year, Eleyae started her company, Grace Eleyae, creating stylish headgear lined with silk and satin. Unlike cotton, which is more porous and can pull oil and moisture out of your hair, silk … [Read more...] about Grace Eleyae’s stylish satin-lined hats and caps protect natural hair, indoors and out
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At least 6,500 workers have died building Qatar’s World Cup
advertisement advertisement advertisement As the Persian Gulf nation of Qatar prepares to host the 2022 FIFA World Cup soccer tournament, the toll on the mostly migrant workers building its venues and related infrastructure is rising. According to a new report from The Guardian , more than 6,500 migrant workers have died in Qatar since it was selected to host next year’s World Cup back in 2010. advertisement advertisement Due to inconsistent and imprecise records, it’s difficult to know exactly how many of these deaths are directly connected to projects being built for the soccer tournament, but the report draws a clear relationship between Qatar’s World Cup building spree and a labor rights system that puts migrants at risk. “The numbers of deaths revealed by The Guardian are deeply alarming and further raise fears that migrant workers are paying the highest price in this tournament,” says May Romanos, a Persian Gulf … [Read more...] about At least 6,500 workers have died building Qatar’s World Cup