Soldiers with skin conditions like razor bumps will no longer be granted permanent medical waivers that allow them to grow beards and could be kicked out of the Army if they are not clean shaven.

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

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

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

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 ...

Beards are allowed in the Air Force only with a religious or medical waiver. Some African American service members said that obtaining a shaving profile harmed their careers.

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

The condition is often found in curly-haired men and occurs in about 60% of African American men, according to studies by the American Osteopathic College of Dermatology.

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 ...

Air Force officials will have to brief Congress on a pilot program that would allow service members to grow beards.

Service spokesperson Ann Stefanek said the proposal is under discussion by the Black/African American Employment Strategy Team, but hasn’t been approved.

The James Beard Foundation recently recognized a local chef as a semi-finalist in the emerging chef category. He shares the story of how he got started serving traditional west African food from a ...