Black Woman With Natural Hair Feels Violated By TSA Search

I went through airport security after my honeymoon with my hair in an updo. My hair got searched in the airport there and back (and it hurt with them digging around, moving bobby pins). I didn’t think much of it at the time, but it seems like Ms. Adiele really felt violated after TSA agents requested an additional pat-down because she had “poofy” hair. Her story:

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