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Zac Efron's new dreadlocks spark charges of cultural appropriation: 'This is so racially insensitive'

Kim Kardashian isn’t the only celebrity whose hair has sparked accusations of cultural appropriation. A more typical look for Zac Efron and his hair. (Photo: Steve Granitz/WireImage) The actor, who ...
The Root

U.S. Navy Ends Ban on Dreadlocks for Women

The U.S. Navy is joining other branches of the armed forces, including the Marines, the Army and the Air Force, and putting an end to its ban on dreadlocks for the women who serve our country.
Yahoo

Dad takes legal action against school that banned son's dreadlocks

A father is taking legal action against a school for banning his 6-year-old son for his hairstyle. Clinton Stanley of Apopka, Fla., filed a complaint against A Book’s Christian Academy for illegal ...
New York Post

Students blast Catholic school over ban on ‘excessive’ mullets, dreadlocks

Students from a private Catholic high school have hit back at what they say is a draconian uniform policy banning mullets, makeup and nail polish. Angry students from Emmanuel College in Melbourne‘s ...
Black Enterprise

U.S. Navy Lifts Ban on Dreadlocks and Other Hairstyles

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 ...
Time

Don’t Rage Over Dreadlocks While African Americans Are Dying in the Streets

In this nation where a Dylann Roof casually kills nine black people and we are at risk of electing a President who refers to “the African Americans” as if we were in a diorama, we are to be offended, ...
People

Black Teen Claims School District Told Him to Cut Dreadlocks If He Wants to Walk in Graduation

Texas high school student DeAndre Arnold said he was not allowed back in school and cannot attend graduation unless he cuts his hair A black teenager in Texas is claiming that he was suspended and ...
The Daily Dot

First-grader kept out of first day of school for having dreadlocks

The first day of school is always the most exciting—new teachers, new classmates, and a fresh outfit to make your best impression. But a Florida private school stopped a first-grader from attending ...
The Grio

U.S. Circuit Court rules it is legal to refuse jobs to people with dreadlocks

The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled against the EEOC lawsuit. Now it is legal to refuse to hire someone who has dreadlocks. Refusing to hire someone who has dreadlocks is legal, thanks to a ...
People

DeAndre Arnold Proudly Wears Dreadlocks to Oscars After Banned from High School Graduation

DeAndre Arnold was told to cut his dreadlocks in order to walk in his high school graduation in Texas Ale Russian is a contributing writer at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2023. Her ...
Vox

Federal appeals court rules it’s okay to discriminate against black hairstyles like dreadlocks

A recent ruling by the 11th US Circuit Court of Appeals is literally splitting hairs on how to prove racial discrimination in the workplace. The case involved Chastity Jones, a black woman, who was ...