Noticeably missing from Brittney Griner during a prisoner swap was her signature locs, prompting speculation about why her hair was cut.
A South Dakota Catholic high school’s dress code is being called out.
From spirituality to needing a change, these 23 women share the inspiration behind their loc journey.
Jacob Rush, a straight-A student at Abeka Academy in Pensacola, Florida, was being forced by school administrators to cut his locs in order to participate in his graduation ceremony until his mother, Â Latrenda Rush, started a Change.org petition in protest, gaining over 53,000 signatures.
The Supreme Court of Jamaica has ruled in favor of a school that demanded a student cut her dreadlocks over "hygiene" reasons in order to attend classes.
A high schooler is prohibited from walking in graduation because of his hair.
