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Darryl George will be sent to an alternative school program, from Oct. 12 through Nov. 29 for "failure to comply" with multiple campus and classroom regulations, the Barbers Hill High School principal said in a letter.

A Black Texas student suspended for his hairstyle is shifted to an alternative school

5:06pm October 12, 2023

by Jonathan Franklin

Darryl George, a junior at Barbers Hill High School, who was suspended for wearing a natural hairstyle, will be placed in a disciplinary alternative education program through Nov. 29.

Darryl George, a 17-year-old junior at Barbers Hill High School in Mont Belvieu, Texas, has been suspended for not cutting his hair.

A Black Texas student's suspension over his hair renews focus on the CROWN Act

5:07am September 22, 2023

by Jonathan Franklin

The high school student has been suspended for more than two weeks for wearing a natural hairstyle that officials say violated a dress code. So far, 24 states have signed the CROWN Act into law.

Pomades is one of half-a-dozen barbershops on a single block in central Moscow. Until recently, Russian society took a narrow view of masculinity. Real men weren't supposed to worry about hair or skincare.

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In Moscow, New Barbershops Trim Away Old Notions Of Russian Masculinity

5:28pm March 06, 2017

by Lucian Kim

Until recently, Russia took a narrow view of masculinity. Real men weren't supposed to worry about hair or skincare. Now there's a barbershop boom in Moscow, and young men are trying different styles.

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Lupita Nyong'o's hair at the Met Gala made headlines. The theme of the ball was "Manus x Machina: Fashion In An Age Of Technology."

Lupita Nyong'o Salutes Africa, Not Whoville, With Her Met Gala Hair

4:50pm May 03, 2016

by Tanya Basu

Many media mavens said her towering coiffure was a nod to Dr. Seuss' hair-raising town. Nope. It was inspired by the stylings of Africa.