The earliest I remember of dreadlocks was the freedom fighters Mau Mau. Then, and even up to a few years back, the method of creating dreadlocks was letting the natural hair grow without ever combing ...

The way Black people style their hair carries deep historical and spiritual significance. With so many styles that have ...

Tucked on page 56 of the Tolar school district’s student handbook was a rule that the ACLU of Texas believed violated state law. “Building administrators reserve the right to determine appropriate ...

A federal jury ordered an Alabama company to pay a former employee more than $800,000 for retaliating against her after she complained of discrimination over her hairstyle. Davita Key worked less than ...

When I was about nine years old, I asked my mom if I could straighten my thick natural hair with a perm. I was initially told that I was too young to do so, and that we’d make an appointment at the ...

Texas lawmakers could ban race-based hair discrimination in schools and work places — such as dress codes that don’t allow dreadlocks — under a bill known as the CROWN Act, which got its first hearing ...

BAYTOWN, Texas — Two dozen protesters gathered near a Texas superintendent’s home on Wednesday to support a Black teen who has been suspended for most of the school year over the length of his ...

New York has outlawed discrimination based on natural hair and hairstyles associated with race like braids, twists and dreadlocks. The new law effectively prevents employers and schools from requiring ...

SAN FRANCISCO – California on Wednesday became the first state to protect citizens from discrimination based on hairstyle, a law greeted with both enthusiasm and a touch of dismay by people of color. ...