Muscling In On Black Hair - SARN Minis #64

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Sharon Hurley Hall
April 25, 2025 • Estimated Reading Time: 2 minutes

Muscling In On Black Hair - SARN Minis #64 Transcript

Hi, I'm Sharon Hurley Hall. Welcome to the Sharon's Anti-Racism Newsletter podcast, SARN Minis.

I have to thank Collette Phillips for bringing this to my attention a few weeks ago.

This is not a drill! In 2025, there is an ad running live - not an April Fool's "joke", though it wouldn't be funny. Not a tasteless meme. A LIVE-ASS ad which looks like it's promoting Black beauty and hair, but is actually an ad for Mr Muscle, a toxic cleaning product.

Screenshot of Mr Muscle ad

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