Twin students Maya and Deanna Cook, African-American sophomores, told local news outlets they were first told to take their braids out two weeks ago by school officials. The girls' adoptive mother ...

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African American hair braiding styles became a secret language. Enslaved people weren’t allowed to read or write, so they communicated in other ways — including through their hair. Braids were ...

A majority of African American ... their crowns in braids, cornrows and twists even as natural hair becomes more of the norm. Despite the pushback Black women and girls still face, these same ...

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African American girls don’t misbehave more or commit more ... were put in detention and threatened with suspension for wearing box braids. Even laughing has landed some black girls in trouble ...

She wore her hair in braids when she interviewed for the job ... when her now-adult son was in the Boys and Girls Club, that the little girls there "loved my natural hair." ...

TAMPA, Fla (WFLA) – The Stem Xposure program is a local non-profit organization working to expose STEM careers to minority/underprivileged girls throughout Tampa Bay. Robyn Donaldson is the ...