hair discrimination

Hair standards were not only a battle within the black community but, of course, it bled over into the workplace.

RIO RANCHO, N.M. (AP) — A growing number of states are facing pressure to ban race-based discrimination against hair texture and hairstyles in schools and the workplace. Advocates this week presented a draft proposal to New Mexico state lawmakers that would outlaw employers and schools from discriminating against Black and Native American women’s hairstyles. It’s […]

Well here’s a no-brainer, Black women with natural hair are less likely to “get job interviews,” a research report by Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business suggests. Has the world not been listening to the plight of Black women? Over the last few years as we’ve been banned from graduations over our locks, passed on […]

The Supreme Court of Jamaica has ruled in favor of a school that demanded a student cut her dreadlocks over "hygiene" reasons in order to attend classes.

Natural hair discrimination no longer has a place in New Jersey!

A recent Instagram post by black model Londone Myers has given viewers visual proof of the racism that goes on behind the scenes at major fashion events. In a time-lapse video, Myers is shown backstage at a show during Paris Fashion Week. Behind her, a group of white models gets their hair done promptly, while […]