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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 RIBA's 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 schools and businesses can sign up. In doing so, they promise that members of the black community ha...

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 initiative's 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 England, including the £17,640-a-year Sutton High School, have signed up to the same code, acc...

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 can unsubscribe at any time. Thank you for subscribingWe have more newslettersShow meSee ourprivacy ...

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 their early teens have often reported a negative effect on their confidence and self-esteem from all of ...