Dress Code

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thegrio, Easter Sunday, business casual, Jordans, suit-and-tie
April 18, 2025
When I was young, my Easter suits were always very traditional—now my “suits” are appropriately pastel but a lot more…
August 7, 2024
Darryl George was kept out of classes for most of the 2023-24 school year because the district said his hair…
Democratic state lawmaker Justin J. Pearson of Tennessee
February 16, 2023
Why is it OK for other cultures to wear clothing that celebrates their heritage but when Black people do it,…
July 3, 2021
Popular Houston restaurant Turkey Leg Hut released a new dress code Friday banning “wave caps,” “du-rags,” “sagging pants,” and other…
Bentlee and Rodney Herbert
May 9, 2021
Two boys from Oklahoma were pulled out of class for wearing Black Lives Matter shirts. One of them experienced bullying,…
April 13, 2021
A New Jersey restaurant patron says he was forced to sit outside for wearing sweatpants that white patrons were able…
September 5, 2019
Barwest, a popular spot in Sacramento has adopted a dress code banning certain wear that seems to be targeted at…
School
August 20, 2019
The parents of a boy whose school administrators colored in his hair cut design with a permanent marker, have filed…
Dress Code
April 26, 2019
A boy was forced to cover his uniquely designed haircut with a magic marker, for violating school dress code policy,…
Dress Code
April 24, 2019
A Houston high school principle is getting tough -- on parents and wants them to set an example in appearance…
School
April 15, 2019
[griojw id=”cPeAIuS3″ playerid=”GqX43ZoG”]   A Texas mom who came to her child’s school in a Marilyn Monroe t-shirt dress and
New Hampshire TheGrio
January 16, 2019
Users of the online review site Yelp are saying the dress code for a new restaurant is being used to…
June 8, 2017
What happens when they think they can control our children’s hair?
May 23, 2017
Summer, a high school senior, was suspended and banned from graduation because she wore a shirt that showed her collarbones…
July 6, 2016
On Tuesday, the Timmonsville Town Council in South Carolina passed an ordinance which would ban sagging pants...
April 12, 2016
Ms. Badu - what did you do? Erykah Badu had Twitter in a frenzy Monday afternoon when she started tweeting…
March 3, 2016
A sign posted outside a North Carolina restaurant has been raising eyebrows for its strict rules around dress code focused…
November 29, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - Michael Jordan was recently kicked out of an exclusive Miami Beach country club because he did not…
August 26, 2011
OPINION - It's not as much of a race issue as it may sound because 'piercings and tattoos' do not…
July 22, 2011
A Harlem financial consultant wants JetBlue to pay for booting her off a Florida-bound flight after an airline worker accused…