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What should you do if you feel discriminated against at your job? Recently, a Georgia company settled a discrimination lawsuit with the U.S. Department of Labor. It was alleged that the company would discriminate against non-white and non-male employee candidates at its factory. Discrimination in the workplace remains constant over a 25-year period. According to a study done by Northwestern University in Chicago, the rate at which Black Americans are discriminated against in

Can schools and employers discriminate against black people because of their hairstyle? The recent story of DeAndre Arnold, a black high school student with locks, being propositioned to cut his locks or forfeit walking in his graduation has reinvigorated questions about natural black hair, ideas of professionalism, and acceptable grooming standards. Many are asking, why aren’t black people allowed to wear their hair the way it grows from their heads—kinky, full, and free. N