How does dermatology, the study of skin, hair, and nail health, intersect with the beauty justice movement? In this episode, Dr. Tamarra James Todd is joined by Dr. Chesahna Kindred to discuss some of the dermatological conditions that predominately affect Black people as well as how lack of representation in the medical field and clinical trials is hindering our knowledge of and our ability to treat conditions that disproportionately affect people of color. They also discuss how dermatology and dermatologists have a role to play in reaching beauty justice.

Dr. Chesahna Kindred is a board-certified dermatologist, researcher, published author, and national speaker. She received a dual MD/MBA degree from the University of Cincinnati and then took up her residency and fellowship at Howard University, an institution that pioneered Ethnic Dermatology. It was there that Dr. Kindred gained her passion and focus on hair loss and ethnic skin. She founded the Kindred Hair & Skin Center in Columbia, Maryland where she treats people of all ages and ethnicities and continues to remain on the cutting-edge of hair loss treatment. Currently, Kindred Hair & Skin is the only dermatology office with a full-service salon that specializes in hair loss. You can follow her and her work here Twitter: @KindredHairSkin; Instagram: @kindrederm; website: kindredhairandskin.com