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If You Don't Know: Hair, discrimination and your rights

Hair, discrimination and your rights

BBC Radio 1Xtra - If You Don't Know, Hair, discrimination and your rights

What counts as hair discrimination and do you know what the law says about it?

A tweet from a mum accusing her daughter’s school of having a racist hair policy has gone viral on social media. But what is hair discrimination? How do you prove it and do you know your rights? Lawyer Laith Dilaimi pays the pod a visit to answer these questions. Jackie Killeen from the Equality and Human Rights Commission also drops in to explain the guidelines. 

We’re also talking about dyslexia. Uni student Zoe Littlewood and Marcia Brissett-Bailey - who has written a book called Black, Brilliant and Dyslexic - open up about their own experiences. 

And we’re keeping things light and fluffy as we get into a debate on jollof rice. Unesco recognises it as originating in Senegal, as does Khadim Mbamba, a Senegalese chef. De-Graft, who happens to be Ghanaian, has a few questions…

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Presenter: De-Graft Mensah
Producer: Kamilah McInnis
Researchers: Paige Neal-Holder, Khadra Salad and Star McFarlane 
Sound: Kamilah McInnis and Dave O’Neill
Editor: Alison Gee

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