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You all know that I believe in a righteous fight. Well, I also believe in giving credit where credit is due after the battle.

Today #Local706, specifically #RandySayer & #PollyLucke moved mountains to ensure that a talented hairstylist is on his way to union membership.

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I mentioned them by name because it was NOT a small thing that they did for me, the stylist and the black actresses in particular that will soon have another amazing union artisan to craft their glorious natural curls, coils & blessed kinks WITHOUT heat!

It’s a huge thing!

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I also want to thank the amazing union hairstylist #CarlaFarmer for standing in the gap & helping to facilitate the conversation that helped us all work everything out.

I worked w/Carla on my first series regular role EVER — #TheBigHouse in 2003. She remains a real one.❤️✊🏾

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UPDATE on my attempt to find a hairstylist for my new show that specializes in doing natural hair without heat

I, & others black actresses, have tweeted about this issue for days. My tweets have been RT’d hundreds of times w/thousands of comments.

Verdict: Not ONE name given.
Remember, I started this by saying that artists in #Local706 who CAN do our hair & makeup well, exist! They are just always booked. #Natch

Further, the union makes it all but impossible for non-union artists who have this specialty to get in.

None of that has been disproven.
And I still haven’t located a hairstylist:
1) in Los Angeles
2) who is a member of #Local706
3) who specializes in natural hair without heat
4) who is free and able to start work TODAY.

So I will be doing my OWN hair.

Newsflash: I am also NOT in #Local706.

#HotMess
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