A Gisborne school's ban on dreadlocks and braids has been labelled "straight racist" by a local woman, who plans to lodge a complaint with the Human Rights Commission. The ban was announced by ...

CHICAGO (CBS) --A new law aims to stop hair discrimination in schools. The brave kid who inspired it: Jett Hawkins. Earlier this year the four-year-old was told that his braids violated his school's ...

Dreadlocks are not permitted at Gisborne Boys’ High School. (File photo)Stuff / Stuff A rule forbidding “extravagant and unusual haircuts, including dreadlocks and braids” at Gisborne Boys’ High ...

California lawmakers are working on a bill to protect people from being discriminated against because of their hair. The so-called "Crown Act" would make it illegal for employers to enforce policies ...

In January of this year, the United States Army revised its grooming and appearance regulations, including its ban on dreadlocks for female soldiers. Word of the policy change spread quickly, with ...

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 ...

The February 2021 prison memo sent by Warden Brad Adams was clear. “Effective immediately” inmates in the medium-security, all-male prison known as the Northpoint Training Center in central Kentucky, ...

DREADLOCKS, braids and ponytails are now allowed in the Royal Air Force. Cornrows and twists have also been cleared. Please provide a valid email. Your info will be ...

The beauty and versatility of natural hair is something that should be celebrated — not dismissed. However, Butler Traditional High School in Louisville has decided “dreadlocks,” “braids,” “twists, ...

A Birmingham student was left “angry and upset” after being turned away from a temping agency because she has dreadlocks. Cheyanne Arnold was told by TempTribe that her hair was unprofessional and did ...