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Velena Jones Thought Hair Loss Would End Her Career as An On-Camera Reporter

February 11, 2022 Lindsey Sullivan Season 1 Episode 12
Velena Jones Thought Hair Loss Would End Her Career as An On-Camera Reporter
Very Nearly Almost
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Very Nearly Almost
Velena Jones Thought Hair Loss Would End Her Career as An On-Camera Reporter
Feb 11, 2022 Season 1 Episode 12
Lindsey Sullivan

Velena Jones is a reporter for CBS Sacramento. In her early 20s, a mysterious illness and the medications it called for caused her hair to fall out. Here, she and host Lindsey Sullivan discuss navigating her identity as as not only a Black woman but as an on-camera journalist during that tumultuous time and how she's arrived at a place of acceptance where she can recognize the power in sharing her own story.  

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Velena Jones is a reporter for CBS Sacramento. In her early 20s, a mysterious illness and the medications it called for caused her hair to fall out. Here, she and host Lindsey Sullivan discuss navigating her identity as as not only a Black woman but as an on-camera journalist during that tumultuous time and how she's arrived at a place of acceptance where she can recognize the power in sharing her own story.