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Royal Institute of Architects signs up to Halo Code "Despite being a protected racial characteristic, hair discrimination remains a source of injustice," said RIBAs director of Diversity and Inclusion THE ROYAL Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has signed the Halo Code – the UK’s first black hair code. The code aims to protect the rights of staff who come to work with natural hair and protective hairstyles associated with their racial, ethnic, and cultural identities.   Both s...

Magic circle firm seeking to protect black staff with natural hair and protective hairstyles.

A Bristol secondary school has adopted a black hair code, that allows pupils to wear afros, braids and cornrows. Bristol Brunel Academy has announced it is backing The Halo Code, an initiative set up amid complaints that black people are humiliated at work because our hair is deemed unprofessional, according to the initiatives founders. The 1,100-pupil secondary school has backed the campaign, saying it could help create a future without hair discrimination. Around 25 other schools across Engla...

Bristol school becomes first to adopt anti-discrimination hair code for black staff and students “No Black staff or students should have to change their natural or protective hairstyle in order to thrive at school" Updated SIGN UP When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they’ll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. OurPrivacy Noticeexplains more about how we use your data, and your rights. You ...

By Jenna Brooks For those of you who have gotten comments, looks, or even punishment for your natural hair at school or at work, a saving grace has finally come. This new black hair guide, called the Halo Code, has recently just been introduced to protect all black women and men from any form of discrimination whether in schools or the workplace.  No longer will sending kids and teens to the black of the classroom or sending them home for their “unruly” hair, be an option. Students in thei...

A £17,640-a-year private girls school has become Britains first to allow black hairstyles such as afros, cornrows and twists as part of its uniform policy. Sutton High School in South London will adapt the Halo Code which has been developed by activists to stop black students being punished for their hair. Teachers will also be speaking to suppliers about hats, swimming caps and wider hairbands for pupils who want to push back their hair for science lessons.  The school wants the code to help...

The code has already been adopted by Unilever, one of the UK’s biggest employers Profile Portrait of African American young woman. Confident female with afro hair is wearing casuals. She is against white background. A GROUP of young, Black activists have founded the ‘Halo Code’ which aims to protect people in workplaces and schools with hair or hairstyles associated with racial, ethnic and cultural identities and traditions.  Launched by the Halo Collective, an alliance of yo...

Schools and workplaces are committing to celebrating natural black hairstyles - the UKs first black hair code explained Jenna Macfarlane © Provided by News Letter Workplaces and schools in the UK are being asked to sign up to the country’s first black hair code. The Halo Code aims to end discrimination against children and adults who have afro-textured hair. Schools and workplaces are being asked to commit to celebrate natural black hairstyles, instead of penalising and judg...

Campaigners have created a black hair code to try and end discrimination in schools and workplaces.

BBC News By Manish Pandey image copyrightThe Halo Collective image captionKatiann says people making comments about black peoples hair "can really knock us down" "The main pressure that we feel is the need to chip away pieces of our identity, just to feel like we belong." Katiann Rocha has experienced discrimination because of her hair, often hearing comments such as "messy", "unkempt" and "wild". The 16-year-old is a co-founder of the Halo Code - a guide for schools and workplaces to prevent d...