Hair discrimination is legal in most of the U.S. — here are some real stories from Black people across the country: R29xDove ad
“I wore my natural hair for the first time in years in an undergraduate class. When I walked in, a peer looked at me and asked, ‘What'd you do to your hair?’ I was immediately reminded that I was an outsider: one of the few Black women in the entire business school. Later, when I was a senior, I curated a photo exhibit of Black women with their natural hair. It wasn't until then that I felt like I belonged — I had to create my own space.
When I said no, his body language changed — I sensed that he didn’t like that answer, and I wasn’t going to get a follow-up interview. I was completely humiliated. Seventeen years later, I still think about it.”“When I was in the sixth grade, my classmates teased me about my hair texture, claiming they couldn’t see the board and calling me names like ‘cactus’ and ‘squirrel.’ When I reported it, the principal told me to straighten or cut my hair if I wanted the bullying to stop.
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