Did officials go way too far or what!? Andrew Johnson, a New Jersey High School wrestler covered his dreadlocks right before it was his turn to walk out onto the mat for his wrestling match. The referee, Alan Maloney, came over to him and told him that the covering for his dreads wasn’t enough, either […]
Another tweet showed her sporting blonde braids. Pastor Mark Burns, a Black Trump surrogate, apologized for tweeting out two controversial photos of Hillary Clinton on Monday. One depicted her in Blackface, while the other showed her with blonde braids. The tweets accused Clinton of pandering to Black voters and set off a firestorm of reaction, only […]
A video captures a Black woman confronting a White Man about his dreadlocks, accusing him of cultural appropriation. The incident happened on San Francisco State University's campus. School officials are investigating.
Zendaya has heard all of Giuliana Rancic’s apologies for making a crack about her dreads, and she had one more thing to say. The actress…
*The folks on E!’s “Fashion Police” had a lot to say about Zendaya Coleman’s Oscar look, but a comment from co-host Giuliana Rancic crossed the line, based on a sudden Instagram posting from the 18-year-old. Commenting on zendaya’s recently dreadlocked hair, Rancid said: “I feel like she smells like patchouli oil… or maybe weed.” The […]
Jaguars defensive end Jason Babin pulled out a handful of dreadlocks after tackling Arizona Cardinals running back Andre Ellington. Luckily, Ellington’s hair was not pulled…
Sadly, another Black woman is facing discrimination for her hairstyle of choice. Last month, we learned about 7-year-old Tiana Parker who was kicked out of…
Jacque Reid goes “Inside Her Story” with Miranda, the mother of Tiana Parker, 7, a young girl who was reprimanded by her school because she…
7-year-old Tiana Parker has dreadlocks and according to Deborah Brown Community School in Tulsa, OK it is unacceptable and she is not presentable. Check out the heartbreaking story of a little girl who’s self worth has just been victimized by a group of grown school administrators. According to Buzz Feed, the Deborah Brown Community School’s policy has specific rules […]
Well all the students at Hampton University in Virginia’s business school that have either cornrows or dreadlocks better get ready to visit the barber. The university has decided to uphold the ban on the long expression of hair which first began in 2001. The school’s Business School Dean Sid Credle had this to say: “We’ve been very successful. We’ve […]