Rhonda A. Lee (pictured), the Black woman who was fired from her meteorologist job in Shreveport, La., after defending her natural hair on the station’s Facebook page, has just accepted a job with a national weather channel in Colorado. RELATED: Weather Woman Fired After Defending Natural Hair And Black Kids Has No Regrets Lee announced […]
It’s been more than a year since Rhonda Lee (pictured) was fired from her meteorologist anchor position after defending her natural hair and Black kids on her station’s Facebook page. Take our poll below! If you recall, Lee made national news after KTBS 3 News, an ABC affiliate in Shreveport, La., fired her in November […]
Black people can’t seem to breathe in their own skin. Or, in the case of a Louisiana weather woman, their hair. [ione_newsletter_signup] Rhonda Lee, a meteorologist at KTBS 3-TV in Shreveport, La., was reportedly fired over responding to racist Facebook commenters insulting her natural hair, Richard Prince’s Journal-isms reports. SEE ALSO: Can Black Clergy Reframe […]
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