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Can Racism be Integrated? Was Jesus’ Hair Blond? Questions Arise as Video shows Black Girl in Tears Next to Statue of Mary after being Ordered to Leave "Christ the King School" because of Braided hair

From [HERE] A girl from Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, says she was forced to leave school on Monday because of her braided hair extensions. Steven Evergreen Fennidy wrote in a viral Facebook post that his little sister, Faith, cried when she was sent home for her hair style. 

Fennidy took video of his sister sobbing at school, while family members are heard speaking to teachers about the policy. The older brother calls the school's policy on hair a "barrier to entry for black people," and he accused the school of "sneakily" adding the rule to its handbook this year. [MORE]