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Maplewood Police Department Officer Chian Weekes-Rivera said that she faced discrimination for wearing her hair in a natural Bantu knots style. Her lawyer argues this is a violation of the CROWN Act.

A New Jersey police officer filed a discrimination lawsuit after she was disciplined for wearing her hair in Bantu knots. Chian Weekes-Rivera is a 10-year […]

Chian Weekes-Rivera says the township violated the CROWN Act.

A Black police officer in New Jersey who alleges she was disciplined after she wore her hair in a traditional African hairstyle has sued the township where she works and one of her superiors, alleging that she was discriminated against for wearing a natural hairstyle.

A Black police officer in Maplewood, New Jersey is suing her boss and the township after she was disciplined for wearing Bantu knots.

Officer Chian Weekes-Rivera filed a lawsuit against the township where she works and the police captain for violating the state's Law Against Discrimination.

Chian Weekes-Rivera has filed a lawsuit against the Maplewood Police Department and one of her superiors, accusing them of violating […] The post New Jersey officer disciplined for wearing locs in Bantu knots, supervisors reprimanded for inaction appeared first on TheGrio.

A Black police officer in Maplewood, New Jersey is suing her boss and the township after she was disciplined for wearing Bantu knots.

A Black police officer in New Jersey has filed a discrimination lawsuit, alleging she was disciplined for wearing her hair in Bantu knots.