A Black high school student in North Carolina was forced to cut beads out of her braids in the middle of a recent softball game in order to keep playing – and her family believes she was singled out unfairly.
Nicole Pyles from North Carolina, was forced to cut her hair during softball game
Sophomore was told her hairstyle covered the number six on her jersey
Nicole said she had worn box braids with clear beads in previous five games
Stuffed hair into her sports bra but umpire said to take them out or she can t play
Team snatched beads out but some needed to be cut out as they were tight
A Black teen softball player from Durham, North Carolina, says she was humiliated at a game last month in an incident she says led to a discriminatory ask and an impromptu haircut..