Black Police Officer Sues Township To Wear Natural Hair
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.
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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.