You will not be able to matriculate through Hampton University’s MBA business program with bad grades, bad behavior or bad hair. Wait a minute: did you just write ‘bad hair?!? Yes, as in dreadlocks, ...

California Governor Ron Newsom signed a bill Wednesday barring discrimination against natural black hairstyles, including dreadlocks and braids (Pictures: AP) A sweeping new law has banned college or ...

A Gisborne school's ban on dreadlocks and braids has been labelled "straight racist" by a local woman, who plans to lodge a complaint with the Human Rights Commission. The ban was announced by ...

*The U.S. Army has lifted its ban on dreadlocks, allowing black women in the branch to serve their country sporting whatever texture they choose, according to The New York Times. Initially, a ban ...

The way Black people style their hair carries deep historical and spiritual significance. With so many styles that have ...

The Army on Jan. 5 released a new grooming and appearance directive that authorized religious exemptions for turbans and beards for Sikh men and hijabs for Muslim women, but buried down in the ...

In January of this year, the United States Army revised its grooming and appearance regulations, including its ban on dreadlocks for female soldiers. Word of the policy change spread quickly, with ...

Everyone’s loc journey is different. While some may opt for the style for deeply spiritual and cultural reasons, others may loc their hair simply for the convenience of not needing to maintain loose ...

Black servicewomen celebrated new regulations in the US Army that now allow them to wear their hair in dreadlocks. Critics complained for years that the Army's regulations placed an unfair burden on ...