{"id":3263,"date":"2019-09-24T02:07:41","date_gmt":"2019-09-24T09:07:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsroom.home.ona\/newsroom19\/?p=1059"},"modified":"2021-06-22T18:25:06","modified_gmt":"2021-06-22T22:25:06","slug":"natural-hair","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/journalists-org-develop.go-vip.co\/newsroom\/2019\/09\/24\/natural-hair\/","title":{"rendered":"Natural hair"},"content":{"rendered":"

A high school wrestler<\/a> in New Jersey was forced to cut his dreadlocks during a match. An 11-year-old girl<\/a> was sent home because her hair extensions were \u201cunacceptable.\u201d These are examples of the degree to which black people are victimized for the unchangeable trait of having the hair they were born with.<\/p>\n

A viral moment emerged weeks ago at The National Association of Black Journalists conference this year in Miami when a large group of on-air black women met up to celebrate their natural hair. NABJ president Dorothy Tucker participated in the photo as well, with caption text that read, \u201cBlack women on TV are embracing the beauty and power of their #NaturalHairOnAir.\u201d<\/p>\n

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