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Petition started by Black student against White cheerleaders posing with Confederate flag gets more than 10k signatures

When a Black Alabama high school student quit the cheer squad and called for disciplinary action against the White cheerleaders who posted a photo holding up a t-shirt featuring a heart-shaped confederate flag on Independence Day, she had no idea how much public support she would receive.

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This is why we need ‘Hair Love’: Black student told he can’t walk at graduation unless he cuts his dreadlocks

Stories like this, which are increasingly common, are why the Oscar-nominated animated short “Hair Love” is so celebrated within the black community. The film was created to promote more onscreen diversity and hair love among young men and women of color.

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