Hairstyles such as dreadlocks, cornrows and afros could soon be expressly allowed and protected against discrimination in Wake County schools. The Wake County school board’s policy committee backed ...

Tucked on page 56 of the Tolar school district’s student handbook was a rule that the ACLU of Texas believed violated state law. “Building administrators reserve the right to determine appropriate ...

A flood emergency is underway in western Washington as a second surge of rain is causing rivers across the region to rise. by CHEYANNE MUMPHREY and JUAN LOZANO AP Education Writer MONT BELVIEU, Texas ...

After serving more than a month of in-school suspension over his dreadlocks, a Black student in Texas was told he will be removed from his high school and sent to a disciplinary alternative education ...

BAYTOWN, Texas — Two dozen protesters gathered near a Texas superintendent’s home on Wednesday to support a Black teen who has been suspended for most of the school year over the length of his ...

A Texas superintendent doubled down on the district's decision to punish a Black student who wears dreadlocks for violating its dress code even after being faced with litigation. The superintendent of ...

Rachel Ridge (left) watches Rhetta Bowers talk about race at the dining table during the Together We Dine event. A bill carried by Bowers, D-Garland, prohibiting racial discrimination on hairstyle or ...

An Ohio boy and his little brother were denied enrollment at a private school because of their dreadlock hairdos, their parents claim. Christina and Nate Johnson, of Colerain Township, said they ...

Justin Bieber debuted a new hairstyle that looks like dreadlocks over the weekend and people are now accusing the singer of cultural appropriation. Bieber shared an image on Sunday that showed him ...

Fans actually got a first look at Justin’s new hair hours before these photos when he posted a shot of him sunbathing alongside Hailey Bieber (née Baldwin). “Back in action,” a shirtless Justin ...

The House State Affairs Committee heard testimony in support of the CROWN Act to ban race-based hair discrimination Thursday morning. Credit: Jordan Vonderhaar for The Texas Tribune Sign up for The ...

Texas lawmakers could ban race-based hair discrimination in schools and work places — such as dress codes that don’t allow dreadlocks — under a bill known as the CROWN Act, which got its first hearing ...