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 ...

Darryl George, a 18-year-old junior, looks before walking across the street to go into Barbers Hill High School after serving a 5-day in-school suspension for not cutting his hair Monday, Sept. 18, ...

Discrimination based on hair texture and race-based hairstyles like braids, dreadlocks and twists, is now illegal in Michigan thanks to a bill signed by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. A crowd of members from ...

AUSTIN, Texas (KTRK) -- A bill that ensures protection against race-based hair discrimination received its first hearing before the Texas House State Affairs Committee on Thursday. House Bill 392, ...

New Jersey has banned discrimination based on hairstyles exactly one year after a black high school wrestler was forced to cut his dreadlocks in order to compete. The bill adds language to the state's ...

A Texas teenager, who was punished over the length of his dreadlocks, won’t have to cut his hair to return to school after a federal court blocked the district from enforcing its hair-length policy ...

When a Black person starts growing locs, there is a period of time many of us jokingly call “the ugly stage.” The truth is, there is nothing ugly about it. That’s why I try to avoid using the word ...

The parents of two black Texas teenagers, who said they were suspended for wearing their hair in locs, are suing the school district and others over what they describe as a "discriminatory hair policy ...

My picture appears with my column in the Chicago Tribune three times a week. But if most readers happened to pass me in a hallway, they probably wouldn’t recognize me. That’s because for me and many ...

Abuja has seen a growing demand for unique and creative hairstyles, with dreadlocks leading the way as a top choice. As an established brand in Lagos, Hair by TMS is proud to bring its world-class ...