Dressing While Black: Self-Censoring To Pass In White Spaces
It can be exhausting trying to make oneself palatable. For many Black people, altering their appearance and mannerisms to fit…
by October Gallery
It can be exhausting trying to make oneself palatable. For many Black people, altering their appearance and mannerisms to fit…
In the weeks since we debuted “Black Hair Defined,” hundreds of readers have responded through email and social media, sharing…
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This is Dominique, back on the newsletter this week — this time from sticky, sweltering Singapore, where the streets have…
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Black people have been suspended from school and have been barred from employment due to their hair texture. However, Black…
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Texas high school student DeAndre Arnold has learned that he would have to cut his locs to be allowed to…
The NFL, Roc Nation and a lesser known Chicago nonprofit organization have received swift scrutiny after old tweets and photos…
A number of black models, actors and actresses are having a continuing conversation on Twitter about black hair and the…
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The U.S. Navy is joining the Marines, Army and Air Force in ending its ban on dreadlocks for female sailors.…
Kim Kardashian is defending her decision to wear her hair in Fulani braids again, just months after the reality star…
A mother in Jones County, Mississippi, is accusing the principal of her son’s school of cutting the boy’s long hair…