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A Black Texas teen was suspended from school and told he couldn't attend graduation due to the length of his hair
Treyvion Gray, 18, who has filed a lawsuit against his school district, said he was "definitely tar…
Taylor Ardrey
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'Queen Charlotte' star Golda Rosheuvel said she 'cried' after hairstylists made her feel seen. Here are 17 Black celebrities who faced hair discrimination on set.
"High School Musical" star Monique Coleman told Insider in January 2021 that her character wore hea…
Lauren Edmonds,Pauline Villeg…
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A Black job applicant's lawsuit is the first to allege hair discrimination under the CROWN Act
A Black job applicant is suing a company for hair discrimination, resulting in the first lawsuit to…
Gwen Aviles
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Rocking braids or cornrows can be taboo for Black women. Stylists are fighting stigmas one style at a time
A majority of Black women reported still facing pressure to straighten their hair. Stylists fight …
Dana Givens
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Massachusetts became the 18th state to outlaw Black hair discrimination. Here's the tangled history of the CROWN Act.
45% of Black school girls have experienced hair discrimination, and Black women are 1.5 times more …
Yoonji Han
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4 comments about Black people's hair you should stop making and why they're microaggressions
Unsolicited comments, isolating questions, and "jokes" based on stereotypes are actually microaggre…
Darian Dozier
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Salt Bae's former employees describe tip theft, discrimination, and polyester uniforms within the memeable meat empire
The Instagram-famous butcher is known for his over-the-top antics. A string of lawsuits and intervi…
Sophia Ankel
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A Texas woman says her daughter's high school won't let her participate in a graduate ceremony unless she takes out her braids
Kieana Hooper's 18-year-old daughter Kienjanae, a senior at Gladewater High School in Gladewater, T…
Kelly McLaughlin
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2 black teens were suspended for wearing their hair in dreadlocks, and now their mothers are suing the school district
DeAndre Arnold, 18, made headlines earlier this year after he was forbidden from walking in his gra…
Michelle Mark
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'How long before they come for us?': Families with trans kids are fundraising to flee Alabama to avoid the brunt of anti-trans laws
Anti-trans legislation in Alabama, which goes into effect May 8, bans doctors from providing gender…
Yelena Dzhanova
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A safe house in Poland offers LGBTQ Ukrainians sanctuary from Russian bombs
Most of the 3.9 million people who have fled Ukraine have poured into Poland, but the country is co…
Emine Ziyatdinova
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3 ways employers can decenter whiteness in the workplace and promote inclusivity
"Too many employees of color in corporate America are held back as they are held against white stan…
Jean Lee
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A father is suing a school in Michigan for $1 million after a teacher cut his daughter's hair, claiming she was racially discriminated against
A teacher cut off 7-year-old Jurnee's hair early this year in what the lawsuit alleges amounted to …
Kelsey Vlamis
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A Black former McDonald's manager was denied requests to avoid shifts with a coworker who repeatedly used racist language including the N-word, according to a lawsuit
His former supervisor said his hair was "unprofessional" and that she didn't like people "outside" …
Grace Dean,Hannah Towey
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Black women are worn out from discrimination in corporate America. They're leaving to launch their own businesses, creating a hole for talent across industries.
Tired of racism and microaggressions, some Black women in corporate America are breaking into entre…
Alexandra York,Marguerite Ward
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A Chipotle manager repeatedly asked a teenage worker to remove her hijab and partially pulled it off when she refused to show him her hair, federal prosecutors say
The assistant manager at a Chipotle restaurant in Kansas "continually" asked the worker, then 19, t…
Grace Dean
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Michigan hair salon faces backlash after banning transgender and queer customers, reportedly telling them to 'seek services at a local pet groomer'
Studio 8 Hair Lab in Michigan saw its Yelp rating fall to 1.2 stars after posting that customers mu…
Haley Tenore
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A Black inmate is suing a Kentucky prison after he says guards forced him to cut his dreadlocks so he'd have 'searchable hair'
Carlos Thurman filed a lawsuit against Northpoint Training Center, a prison in Boyle County, Kentuc…
Pocharapon Neammanee
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6 ways to be an active ally to Black women in the workplace
Allyship shouldn't be approached as a "one-size-fits-all endeavor." The experience of all marginali…
Ella F. Washington
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Mili Hernandez - the girl once barred from a soccer tournament for looking like a boy - is now a top player in her state with national team aspirations
"I get what it feels like for Mili," US soccer legend Abby Wambach told Insider. "I hope like heck …