To say the struggle is real, with regards to getting the world to accept natural hair in its natural form is seriously an understatement. I am literally writing the same story weekly only the characters change but the discrimination and consequences for what naturally occurs on our heads remain the same.
In this instance, a woman was fired from her job because she wore her natural texture. According to CBS news, Akua Agyemfra was a server at a Toronto-based Jack Astor Bar and Grill. The 20 yr old was on her third day of training and she was told by her manager that she was fired because she did not wear her hair ‘down’ or straight.
The young lady had her hair in a bun and she had to demonstrate to her manager in front of her coworkers that her hair would not lay down if it was not straightened with heat and that she took pride in her natural hair.
Akua wrote the following message on Facebook:
“I know most black women at restaurants are forced to wear wigs* or weaves or extensions*, or are forced to straighten their hair everyday. Don’t get me wrong, I think extensions* look great. I’ve been wearing them ever since I was a little girl. I love when I get my braids. It’s the protective style I choose and works for me. But why am I scrutinized when I decide to to take them out? That’s not fair.”
“I’m not going to compromise my roots and edges because my employer wants me to. My scalp has a right to breathe just as much as the woman standing beside me.”
There is something seriously wrong with all of this and as much as it is painful to keep telling these stories it is important to do it so that companies and schools can understand that it is unreasonable to get rid of great talent based on something they cannot help.
Comment below and let us know what you think about this story?
Is there a job dress code read it after reading can you sue them. THINK!!!!!!
As long as its neat and doesn’t get in the way, I don’t see the problem. Yes I agree thats discrimination because not every woman has or want straightened hair!
Not every woman wants straightened hair. Damn That’s real!
@deidra ofosu I mean, the time it takes to have straightened hair when all I gotta do is wet my hair, comb it and bam! I’m ready to go! Be late to work f**king around wit them hot combs and flat irons! No!
This can’t be real. I DARE someone to try me and my natural hair, all kinds of shit would go down!!!
This is complete Madness. How can someone be fired for having Afro hair. 🙁
What is up with America ?? I keep on reading these things on the internet . I’m from the Netherlands ( Europe ) , we even have black news anchor women with there natural hair .
Its apparently not cool in the workplace to be natural or wear natural hairstyles.
Even though people that have natural straightened hair can wear it as is all day long.
Is it even logic to say you fired an employee because she chose to wear her natural hair?
WHITE SUPREMACY IS ALIVE AND WELL MAKE NO MISTAKE. THEY KNOW A NATURAL SISTER IS A CONSCIOUS SISTER WITH NO HANGUPS AND SELF HATETRED CANNOT BE MANIPULATED. FREE THE MIND,LAND, PEOPLE!