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Chanté Griffin

(She/Her)
Los Angeles
As seen in: Medium, MSN, Yahoo Life, HuffPost, The Washington Post, Yahoo News Malaysia, Yahoo Singapore, Aol, Los Angeles Times, JSTOR Daily and
Covers:  Race, Culture, Faith, Black Hair, Social Justice
Journalist | Natural Hair Advocate | Fluent in tongues & Ebonics | Author: Loving Your Black Neighbor as Yourself: A Guide to Closing the Space Between Us.
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How Natural Black Hair at Work Became a Civil Rights Issue - JSTOR Daily

How Natural Black Hair at Work Became a Civil Rights Issue - JSTOR Daily

JSTOR Daily — On the 55th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act, U.S. courts are still divided about African Americans' right to wear their natural hair in the workplace.
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Doctor and Hair Salon Combine at this D.C. Haven for Hair Loss

Doctor and Hair Salon Combine at this D.C. Haven for Hair Loss

Vogue — Reporter Chanté Griffin shares one woman's experience with hair loss-and her treatment at Kindred Hair & Skin Center.
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Interview: Sherri Shepherd Talks Faith, Justice, and 'Brian Banks' Movie

Interview: Sherri Shepherd Talks Faith, Justice, and 'Brian Banks' Movie

Faithfully Magazine — Actress Sherri Shepherd, who stars in the "Brian Banks" movie, talks faith, justice, and how she's raising her son in the Black Lives Matter era.
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Perspective | Aretha Franklin fought the patriarchy with fashion, her full-figured body and her r...

Perspective | Aretha Franklin fought the patriarchy with fashion, her full-figured body and her r...

WP Gender Identity — She accomplished something more impressive than accolades and awards
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Madeleine L'Engle's granddaughter on 'A Wrinkle in Time': 'I feel like I always knew the story'

Madeleine L'Engle's granddaughter on 'A Wrinkle in Time': 'I feel like I always knew the story'

WP Gender Identity — Madeleine L'Engle is one of the literary world's brightest lights. An avid journal writer and prolific author, she penned more than 50 books during her career - including the classic "A Wrinkle In Time" - and inspired legions of fans, young and old, along the way.
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What I See in Jada Pinkett Smith

What I See in Jada Pinkett Smith

Vogue — Cultural perceptions around beauty and professionalism throughout the country are expanding-or perhaps more accurately, imploding-thanks to the Black women who are at the helm of the shift.
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'Low and slow': Latino lowriders cruise for community

'Low and slow': Latino lowriders cruise for community

The Christian Science Monitor — California car culture includes Latino lowriders, who take pride in their cars as well as promote respect for family and community.
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Private School Village Expands Access for Underrepresented Students - L.A. Parent

Private School Village Expands Access for Underrepresented Students - L.A. Parent

LA Parent — Private School Village Expands Access for Underrepresented Students Education Lisa Johnson was determined to foster change for Black and brown students in private schools
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The Heavy Toll of Virtual Learning

The Heavy Toll of Virtual Learning

Sisters from AARP — She was 11, active and creative before losing routines and connections during the pandemic. Then came the weight gain. Now she's a teen taking back control.
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Who is Worthy of Honor?

Who is Worthy of Honor?

Red Letter Christians — Black people have never known honor on U.S. shores. From the auction blocks to the voting booths, honor has been as elusive to us as reparations for hundreds of years of slavery and subjugation that extends to today.
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More trading in four-year colleges for beauty school, more lucrative careers NABJ Black News & Vi...

More trading in four-year colleges for beauty school, more lucrative careers NABJ Black News & Vi...

NABJ' Black News & Views — LOS ANGELES - When Bria Brown asked her high school guidance counselor to enroll her in the school's cosmetology licensing program, Brown says her counselor resisted. "You're a smart kid; you're going to go to a real college," the counselor said.
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