His tweet was met with a flood of negative responses, including a user attacking Pressley, saying she "could at least wear a weave," The Hill reports. Pressley did not let the tweet go unnoticed, sharing a beautiful photo of her sporting her bald look, simply writing "Nope."

Nope! pic.twitter.com/Tr8DAfC2pJ

— Ayanna Pressley (@AyannaPressley) February 11, 2021

The Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology conducted a study in July 2019, and researchers found Black Americans are at a higher risk of experiencing alopecia areata than other racial groups.

Dermatologist Yolanda Lenzy learned the number one cause of hair loss in Black women is a condition called central centrifugal cicatricial alopecia (CCCA), a disorder in which inflammation and destruction of hair follicles cause scarring and permanent hair loss, Science Daily reports.

Lenzy and other researchers suggest that genetic predisposition may significantly affect hair loss among Black women. Women may also increase their risk of hair loss by frequently engaging in damaging hairstyling practices like braids, weaves and chemical processes.

"When styling practices cause hair loss, the problem is usually chronic use," she said. "Women who use these styling practices tend to use them repeatedly, and long-term repeated use can result in hair loss."

Alopecia-Areata

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