Soldiers who require prolonged shaving waivers, which disproportionately affects Black troops, could be removed from the Army ...

Seventeen African American firefighters have filed a lawsuit against the D.C. Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department ...

D.C. Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department (DCFEMS) are facing a lawsuit filed by seventeen African American ...

But an alarming 63% of those who said it had harmed their careers or created negative bias within their unit were African American. Some services have tried to combat that problem head on.

More than a dozen firefighters are suing D.C. Fire and EMS over its clean shave policy, saying it discriminates against employees who have beards for medical or religious reasons. D.C. Fire enacted ...

About 40,000 soldiers in the Army, Army Reserve and National Guard currently have medical exemptions from the Army’s facial-hair standards, according to Maj. Travis Shaw, an Army spokesman.

The Army updated its facial hair grooming policy for soldiers, maintaining the long-standing requirement that soldiers be clean-shaven while in uniform or civilian clothing while on duty. However, the ...

An alarming 63% of those who said it had harmed their careers or created negative bias within their unit were African American. Joining the Honor Guard is a voluntary special duty role.

A Uniformed Services University study from 2021 found an association between shaving waivers and longer times to promotion which mostly impacted African American service members.

Rick Ross, James Harden and André 3000 are just a few of the guys who take serious pride in keeping their facial hair tight. These Black Men With The Best Beards Black News and Black Views with a ...

The group is one of the Air Force’s volunteer teams that considers ways to make policies more equitable for all airmen. So far, the Air Force has banned beards for all except those who have five ...