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Bristol secondary school adopts ‘black hair code’ allowing pupils to wear afros, braids and cornrows

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Bristol secondary school adopts ‘black hair code’ that allows pupils to wear afros, braids and cornrows Bristol Brunel Academy introduces the ‘Halo Code’ to encourage black hairstyles The 1,100-pupil school wants to ‘create a future without hair discrimination’ Companies including Unilever and Marks & Spencer have backed the Halo Code  By Luke May For Mailonline … Read more

The Bachelor wouldn’t cast women with ‘afros, braids, or locs’ according to former casting producer

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A former casting producer for The Bachelor says that women wearing traditionally Black hairstyles like ‘afros, braids, [or] locs’ were considered ‘too Black’ to be contestants on the ABC dating show. Jazzy Collins called out the reality competition and its spin-offs for their lack of diversity via an open letter shared on social media Saturday. … Read more