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Justin Bieber (seen at left in early April) debuted dreadlocks for the second time on Sunday (right), sparking ire on social media. Instagram It’s too late now to say sorry. Five years after being ...

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Refusing to hire someone who has dreadlocks is legal, thanks to a recent ruling by the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission had filed a lawsuit against ...

The U.S. Navy has ended a long-standing hair policy that critics say unfairly targeted women of color in the service. Last week, the naval branch announced via Facebook that it will now allow ...

A federal appeals court has ruled that banning an employee from wearing their hair in locs is not racial discrimination. In a 3-0 decision, the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals dismissed a cased brought ...

A GNA Feature by Frank Kwame Abbor Ho, June 9, GNA – Hair has always been more than a physical feature. Across generations ...

As a kid, John wasn’t allowed to grow out his hair. “My parents didn't want me to have long hair because, [in] their culture, that meant something negative,” he says. “Basically, you were a certain ...

Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act prohibits employers from discriminating against employees on the basis of several things, among them race. The law, however, doesn't define "race." It also doesn ...