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Beverly Jean Silva, 80, passed peacefully at her home in Lewiston on Saturday, Nov. 5, 2022, surrounded by family after a short but courageous battle with cancer.

To be getting my hair touched by a teacher. this isnt her role. ruby and her family successfully took legal action against her school in east london, funded by the equality and human rights commission. and today, the watchdog has published new guidance, which says people with afro hair should not be prevented from wearing natural hairstyles and, if they are, its likely to be unlawful. we hope school leaders, if theyre going to develop policies, to really think about how those policies might affe...

Thats according to new guidance published by the equality and human rights commission. it says students should not be "unfairly singled out" because of their hair and chosen style. community affairs correspondent adina campbell has the story. the teacher basically said that it was disgusting, . it wasnt school policy, - and i needed to take it out. were notjust speaking about what we may typically perceive as a large afro, were also speaking about protective styles that are often related to comm...

Black parents are now calling for landmark legislation similar to the US to finally see an end to the discrimination of black natural hairstyles in Britain

Campaigners welcome guidance to prevent discrimination in schools and set sights on employers

Equality and Human Rights Commission issues guidance to combat "potentially discriminatory policy".

Policies which ban certain hairstyles without making exceptions on racial grounds ‘are likely to be unlawful’, the equalities watchdog said.

The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) said policies which ban certain hairstyles without making exceptions on racial grounds are likely to be unlawful.

Children should be allowed to wear cornrows and braids, new human rights guidance says.

The Equality and Human Rights Commission will publish guidance for schools to 'ensure hairstyle policies are not unlawfully discriminatory'