Hair is an integral part of black cultural expression, but it has little to do with educational development, says John H. Jackson, President and CEO of the Schott Foundation. His response, highlighted in recent media reports, was a sharp dressing-down of a charter school in Malden, MA that disciplined African American girls who wore braided hair extensions to school. Click on the image or text link underneath to read the full article, which also links to other articles and incidences of 'black girl' degradation in school settings regarding their hair.
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