Your Locs, Your Rights: How to Navigate Discrimination and Advocate for Yourself

You are the CEO of your crown. Here’s your governance framework.

Recognise it:

• Policies targeting “unkempt,” “extreme,” or “non-professional” styles often hide texture bias.
• Selective enforcement = discrimination.

Respond:

1. Document: capture exact language, dates, and witnesses.
2. Request policy in writing and ask for objective, safety-based criteria.
3. Propose solutions: accommodation for protective styles, schedule adjustments for religious/cultural observance.
4. Escalate: HR → equalities lead → legal counsel/community organisations.

Communicate like a leader:

• “I’m committed to policy compliance and cultural equity. Let’s align this code with anti-discrimination standards and safety science.”

Tech tools:

• Secure note apps, cloud backups, and templated emails streamline your casework and preserve evidence integrity.

Call to action: Join our community. We equip you with scripts, policy templates, and a coalition that stands shoulder-to-shoulder as you lead with your locs—and win.