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 ...

One month ago, Free People, the retailer that specializes in bohemian maxi dresses and ripping off Native American designs, started selling what they called "clip-in dreadlocks" — and it wasn't even ...

Critics say the issue is a lack of diversity in the school board and community. A Texas high school is in the spotlight after parents of two students said their sons face in-school suspension and ...

Recently, while shuffling through a stack of old family pictures, a strange young girl’s face appeared, and startled me. There she was—a wide-eyed teenager with a dark cornucopia of dreadlocks falling ...

Black hair is a touchy subject tied to beauty, identity and politics. Whether it’s Afros and black power or cornrows and hip-hop, hairstyles associated with African-American culture can make a ...

The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals recently ruled against a lawsuit filed by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission against Catastrophe Management Solutions, effectively ruling that refusing ...

A HEATING COIL from the "Ice Bowl." Ankle tape from Tom Dempsey's record 63-yard field goal. Hall of Fame running back Edgerrin James' dreadlocks. They're just a few of the 25,000 artifacts, 40 ...