Hairstyles such as dreadlocks , cornrows and afros could soon be expressly allowed and protected against discrimination in Wake County schools. The Wake County school board’s policy committee backed ...

Despite backlash, Zac Efron appears to be doubling down on his hair drama. Zac Efron traditionally wears his hair short, and his new dreadlocks have raised eyebrows. (Photo: Don Arnold/WireImage) Last ...

Firing an employee or passing them over for a promotion because of their Afros, cornrows, braids or dreadlocks could become illegal in Broward County. County commissioners agreed Tuesday to put the ...

Schools that ban dreadlocks and braiding hairstyles are using slave-era techniques to ‘maintain white supremacy’, according to two British academics. A research paper claims that attempts to police ...

A Texas superintendent doubled down on the district's decision to punish a Black student who wears dreadlocks for violating its dress code even after being faced with litigation. The superintendent of ...

The U.S. Army’s new ban on many types of ethnic hairstyles has African-American women who wear their coifs in dreadlocks, braids and cornrows in a twist. The Army’s regulations stipulate such guidance ...

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New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy signed a new law on Thursday making it illegal to discriminate based on hairstyles associated with race, his office said. It’s one year to the day that an African American ...

The Illinois House on Thursday approved a bill that would prohibit schools from issuing policies on hairstyles traditionally associated with race and ethnicity, including braids, dreadlocks and ...