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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 ...
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.
D.C. Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department (DCFEMS) are facing a lawsuit filed by seventeen African American ...
Known online as the “Black forager,” Alexis Nikole Nelson teaches her nearly 6.5 million TikTok and Instagram followers how ...
Soldiers who require prolonged shaving waivers, which disproportionately affects Black troops, could be removed from the Army ...
Amara La Negra shares her journey of embracing her natural hair and her thoughts on the policing of Black women's hair.
Stares. Verbal assaults. So far, that’s as far as it’s gone, though for some turbaned and bearded Americans, a fearful reaction has had tragic physical consequences.
A new study from BLK’s #FreeYourCrown campaign highlights how women embracing curls, coils, and confidence like never before.