A Black softball player says she was forced to cut off her hair beads at a game. Her family wants to change the rule they say is discriminatory

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It was her last home softball game of the season, and Nicole Pyles had just hit a double. Her hair, braided with beads and tied in a bun at the bottom of her neck, was the last thing on her mind. But it quickly became a focal point of the April 19 game.

It quickly, however, became a focal point of the April 19 game. First, a coach on the opposing team claimed they couldn't see her jersey number, Pyles said. Pyles, 16, said she tucked the braids into her sports bra and continued playing. But then, later that same inning, it came up again.A coach on the opposing team pointed out the beads to the umpire, Pyles said. Beads in hair, according to the rulebook, weren't permitted.

It's another example of hair discrimination, some say"Durham Public Schools supports our students' right to free expression and opposes unreasonable or biased restrictions on Black women's hairstyles," the district said in a statement Wednesday, regarding the April game."We believe the blanket ban on hair beads is culturally biased and problematic. We support our student, Nicole Pyles, and believe this rule should be amended.

 

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White people need to stop policing Black people’s hair. Period. - a white person

Ah another race baiting story from CNN.

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Has Americans gone so 🤬up miserable. That they can't focus on ANYTHING, but the constant Differences in us. The differences in America is what makes us Great & beautiful. MAGA excuses on Vaccine, my body, my choices. Well, it Her hair, her choice. So Leave the girl alone.

Absolutely, utterly absurd to force her to change her hairstyle in the middle of a game. Reprehensible conduct from any opposing coach who would stoop so low to win a damn game. Over hair? Over beads? Get a damn grip.

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