ATLANTA–Perched in a stylist’s chair at Yaya’s Natural Hair Boutique, Akeyla Peele-Tembong teared up as she recalled how, when she was a higher education pupil, a person of her professors instructed that she straighten her all-natural hair to improve her chances of landing a plum function-research career.  “I was like, ‘Yeah, I do not want to.’ She was just, like, ‘I imply, just think about it.’ And that was it,” Peele-Tembong said, even though her stylist twisted her pure hair into locs. “I didn’t recognize how significant of a deal that conversation was at that time.” Societal stress to conform is a component in why Black ladies are two times…