Fired For Her Natural Hair Texture, Tabitha Bartoe's Story Is Far Too Common
While hair discrimination disproportionately effects Black folks, Americans like Tabitha Bartoe would benefit from the C.R.O.W.N. Act, too.
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While hair discrimination disproportionately effects Black folks, Americans like Tabitha Bartoe would benefit from the C.R.O.W.N. Act, too.
Now former WATE weather reporter Tabitha Bartoe recently lost her job for the unpardonable sin of … curly hair?
"The whole thing just sounds like a joke. And I wish it was," said Tabitha Bartoe
It was Tabitha Bartoe's third day on the job at WATE when her bosses at the Knoxville TV station pulled her away from training — not for an urgent weather event, but for a hair appointment and shopping spree to find new clothes.
Weather anchor Tabitha Bartoe started at Knoxville TV station WATE in February. It wasn't long before her curly hair became an issue, she said.