Schools that ban dreadlocks and braiding hairstyles are using slave-era techniques to ‘maintain white supremacy’, according to two British academics. A research paper claims that attempts to police ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Hairstyles such as dreadlocks, cornrows and afros could soon be expressly allowed and protected against discrimination in Wake ...

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 ...

WASHINGTON -- New Army regulations meant to help standardize and professionalize soldiers' appearance are now coming under criticism by some black military women, who say changes in the hair ...

TEXAS (AP) – The same week his state outlawed racial discrimination based on hairstyles, a Black high school student in Texas was suspended because school officials said his locs violated the district ...

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

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Despite backlash, Zac Efron appears to be doubling down on his hair drama. Zac Efron traditionally wears his hair short, and his ...

What exactly is going on with Zac Efron’s hair these days? That is one of the first questions that comes to mind upon glancing at his social media feeds. Just a month after he showed off dreadlocks, ...

The Illinois House on Thursday approved a bill that would prohibit schools from issuing policies on hairstyles traditionally associated with race and ethnicity, including braids, dreadlocks and ...