Assembly Member Alicia Hyndman raises alarm over harmful effects of hair relaxers

Assembly Member Alicia Hyndman and the Greater Queens NY Chapter of the Links held an awareness event in Laurelton on Tuesday, Dec. 17, about the harmful effects of hair relaxers. 

Hyndman was joined by a panel of women, including Tonya Cantlo, president of the Greater Queens (NY) Chapter of The Links, Vanessa Baird-Streeter, president and CEO of the Health and Wellness Council of Long Island, Attorney Heather Palmore, and Linda Bulone Research Nurse Manager at Queens Hospital at the event, hosted at Queens Church of the First Born, located at 226-01 Merrick Blvd.