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Black man forced to cut locks in prison, sues facility 

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Comme des Garçons accused of cultural appropriation for ‘cornrow wigs’

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Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

MTV UK credits Kim Kardashian for making cornrows popular

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Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

#BoycottBravo trends after Andy Cohen calls actress a 'jackhole' for speaking out against cultural appropriation

theGrio REPORT – Monday night’s episode of Bravo’s What Happens Next: Live ruffled so many feathers, it prompted the hashtag “#BoycottBravo” to start trending on social media.
/ July 14, 2015
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Justin Bieber defends Kylie Jenner: 'Saying she's racist is ridiculous'

theGRIO REPORT – Justin Bieber defends Kylie Jenner after she receives backlash for wearing her hair in cornrows…
/ July 14, 2015
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Amandla Stenberg blasts Kylie Jenner for 'appropriating black culture' with cornrows

theGRIO REPORT – ‘Hunger Games’ actress Amandla Stenberg blasts Kylie Jenner for wearing her hair in cornrows and ‘misappropriating black culture’…
/ July 13, 2015
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Black Twitter outraged over Marie Claire tweet on Kendall Jenner's 'new, epic' braids

theGRIO REPORT – Black Twitter was in an uproar Wednesday after a tweet was published from Marie Claire’s account that included a photo of Kendall Jenner and high praise for her ‘new epic’ hairstyle.
/ April 3, 2014
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

New military hair guidelines rub some black female soldiers the wrong way

theGRIO REPORT – The new rules designate the appropriate sizes of braids and cornrows and ban dreadlocks of any kind…
/ April 2, 2014
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Hampton University Business School dean stands by ban on dreadlocks, cornrows

theGRIO REPORT – Sid Credle, dean of Hampton University’s business school, stands by the ban he placed on dreadlocks and cornrows over a decade ago…
/ August 24, 2012
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Student athlete banned from team because of hair braids

VIDEO – The school officials in Auburn, Ala. are standing by a policy that seems to be racially discriminatory towards basketball players that wear their hair in braids…
/ December 16, 2010