DeAndre Arnold, a senior at Barbers Hill High School in Mont Belvieu, Texas was told he wouldn’t be allowed to walk in his high school graduation because his dreadlocks were too long and therefore in violation of the school’s dress code. This is, of course, ultimately just further evidence of the many ways arbitrary guidelines put in place to assert a fictionalized concept of professionalism disproportionately discriminate against black and brown people in a multitude of ways, but especially when it comes to their hair.\n
, reached out to DeAndre in a video that also featured her husband, Dwyane Wade, and Matthew A. Cherry, the film’s writer and director.
“When we heard about this amazing story about this young black father with long, beautiful locs, just trying to figure out how to do his daughter’s hair, we knew that we had to support any way we could.” Union said, “The same way as when we heard about your story, and you just wanting to wear your hair, the way you want, at school, and all this scrutiny that you faced and how unwavering you have been in standing up for yourself. We also knew that we had to get involved.
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