More than five months after new Army regulations banned twists and dreadlocks for women wearing the uniform, changes in the regulations announced this week allow twists but keep restrictions on ...

California lawmakers are working on a bill to protect people from being discriminated against because of their hair. The so-called "Crown Act" would make it illegal for employers to enforce policies ...

A Louisville, Ky., high school has retreated from a dress code policy that would have banned cornrows, twists, and dreadlocks—hairstyles commonly worn by African-Americans. The decision to suspend the ...

New York has outlawed discrimination based on natural hair and hairstyles associated with race like braids, twists and dreadlocks. The new law effectively prevents employers and schools from requiring ...

The U.S. Army’s new ban on many types of ethnic hairstyles has African-American women who wear their coifs in dreadlocks, braids and cornrows in a twist. The Army’s regulations stipulate such guidance ...

Thanks to a request from a female staff sergeant, dreadlock and twist hairstyles are now authorized for Marines. Marine Corps Uniform Board 215 has determined the additional hairstyle options may be ...