At first glance, the dog looks almost unreal—covered head to toe in thick, rope-like cords that resemble long dreadlocks. But this striking coat isn’t a grooming trend or a fashion […] ...

Sinclair, 15, in the 11th grade at St. James College in Montego Bay, Jamaica. Sinclair, 15, in the 11th grade at St. James College in Montego Bay, Jamaica.Courtesy of Safiya Sinclair. Recently, while ...

In this nation where a Dylann Roof casually kills nine black people and we are at risk of electing a President who refers to “the African Americans” as if we were in a diorama, we are to be offended, ...

A federal appeals court has ruled that banning an employee from wearing their hair in locs is not racial discrimination. In a 3-0 decision, the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals dismissed a cased brought ...

A school that said a student couldn’t attend classes if she didn’t cut her dreadlocks did not infringe on the child’s constitutional rights, the Supreme Court of Jamaica ruled Friday. The issue began ...

Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act prohibits employers from discriminating against employees on the basis of several things, among them race. The law, however, doesn't define "race." It also doesn ...