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Texas Teenager Receives Double Suspension From School For Wearing Locs; Accused Of Violating District Dress & Grooming Code!

Cousins! A Texas teenager that was scheduled to make his return to school recently, has received an additional suspension upon claims that he violated the district’s dress and grooming code due to his hairstyle. According to reports from CNN, Darryl George has been suspended from school for over two weeks for wearing his hair in […]

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San Diego Resident Denied Employment After Declining Request To Remove His Locs Says It Goes Against Their “Grooming Policy”

-Brittany Hennis- Cousins! Just when we think things are getting better for the black and brown community,  here we are faced with reality! A black man was denied employment after failing to remove his dreads due to a company’s “grooming policy.” As reported from CBS news ,  Jeffrey Thornton filed a discrimination lawsuit against the […]

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Tokyo Olympics Enforces Ban Against Swimming Caps For Afros And Natural Hair

Cousins! In the last week there has been nothing less ‘interesting’ activity surrounding the upcoming Tokyo Olympics . To add on to things the Federation for International Competitions in Water Sports has officially banned all swimming caps for competing swimmers with Afros and natural hair! A Black owned company that manufactures swimming caps for natural […]

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Colorado’s CROWN Act Banning Discrimination Against Natural Hair Officially Goes Into Effect!

Cousins! The state of Colorado has officially put into effect a law banning any form of discrimination towards natural hair within the workplace as well as schools. The CROWN act, was originally passed into legislation back in March on the basis of protecting men and women from being targeted within public education, employment practices, housing, […]