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News
Discriminating Against Black Hair Could Become Illegal in the US
The House of Representatives passed the “Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair,” or CROWN Act, Friday.
Trone Dowd
3.18.22
Identity
When Black Women Were Required By Law to Cover Their Hair
In the 1700s, the Tignon Laws forced Black women in Louisiana to wear head wraps because their beautiful, elaborate hairstyles were considered a threat to the status quo.
Jameelah Nasheed
4.10.18
Sports
"The New Jersey Turnpikes," the ABA Mockumentary Universal Studios Buried Forever
How did a major studio basketball comedy starring Kelsey Grammer and a young Jason Segel disappear completely? Studio politics is some of it. The rest is just weird.
Mike Sullivan
2.16.16