An Ohio boy and his little brother were denied enrollment at a private school because of their dreadlock hairdos, their parents claim. Christina and Nate Johnson, of Colerain Township, said they ...

The February 2021 prison memo sent by Warden Brad Adams was clear. “Effective immediately” inmates in the medium-security, all-male prison known as the Northpoint Training Center in central Kentucky, ...

A Texas superintendent doubled down on the district's decision to punish a Black student who wears dreadlocks for violating its dress code even after being faced with litigation. The superintendent of ...

A flood emergency is underway in western Washington as a second surge of rain is causing rivers across the region to rise. by CHEYANNE MUMPHREY and JUAN LOZANO AP Education Writer MONT BELVIEU, Texas ...

Emily Brown was questioned about her natural hair at the nonprofit organization where she is founder and CEO. Emily Brown runs a nonprofit in the Kansas City area. She is a black woman who wears her ...

The absurdity of school districts creating a stigma over Black hairstyles is back in the news, as a teenager has been barred from attending a Houston-area school over having dreadlocks. According to ...

After serving more than a month of in-school suspension over his dreadlocks, a Black student in Texas was told he will be removed from his high school and sent to a disciplinary alternative education ...

FILE - Darryl George stands next to his mother, Darresha George, in front of Galveston County Court House, May 23, 2024, in Galveston, Texas. (Raquel Natalicchio/Houston Chronicle via AP, File)(Raquel ...

Hairstyles such as dreadlocks, cornrows and afros could soon be expressly allowed and protected against discrimination in Wake County schools. The Wake County school board’s policy committee backed ...

Critics say the issue is a lack of diversity in the school board and community. A Texas high school is in the spotlight after parents of two students said their sons face in-school suspension and ...

Black hairstyles dominate social media feeds one week and disappear the next, leaving behind questions about cultural appropriation, erasure and who profits from creativity. This cycle of viral fame ...