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Family Suing Texas Officials over Suspension for Hairstyle

HOUSTON (AP) — The family of a Black high school student in Texas who was suspended over his dreadlocks filed a federal civil rights lawsuit Saturday against the state`s governor and attorney general, alleging they failed to enforce a new …

New York City Wants to Halt Hairstyle Discrimination

New York City doesn’t want people to have their hairstyles held against them, and it unveiled novel guidelines this week against hairdo discrimination. The new legal guidance says the city’s existing human rights law protects New Yorkers’ right to “maintain …