Durham High School Black Softball Player Told To Cut Hair in Game
A North Carolina school system has called for a rule change after a Black softball player was told to cut her hair because of the beads she was wearing, adding that the rule is “culturally biased.”
Nicole Pyles of Durham Hillside High School was told by two umpires that she would either have to remove the beads or leave the game on April 19 against in-town rival Jordan High School, The News & Observer of Raleigh reported. The home plate umpire was Black and the base umpire was white, according to the newspaper.
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A Black softball player says she was forced to cut off her hair beads at a game. Her family wants to change the rule they say is discriminatory By Leah Asmelash, CNN
Julius Pyles via WRAL
Nicole Pyles was told the beads in her hair went against the rules and she had to either take out the beads or sit the game out, she said.
(CNN) It was her last home softball game of the season, and Nicole Pyles, a sophomore at Durham Hillside High School in North Carolina, had just hit a double. Her hair, braided with beads and tied in a bun at the bottom of her neck, was the last thing on her mind.
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The Triangle Performance Ensemble presents its first virtual performance of Black Nativity Durham.
This is the 14th year Hillside High School drama department director Wendell Tabb and co-producer Xavier Carson have produced the holiday musical. The performance originally conceived by Langston Hughes is a soulful, gospel celebration about the birth of Jesus Christ. Our adaptation features a cast of over 100 of some of the area s most talented singers, dancers, actors and musicians, all coming together on one stage to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ, said director and producer Wendell Tabb.
This year, due to COVID-19 restrictions, the often sold out event is streaming online until Dec. 31. The tickets range in price for $10 to $15.