by Wendy Greene & Elizabeth Kukura
In innumerable ways, hair matters. Hair is connected to our identity, to culture and heritage, and to self-perception and expression. Hair shapes educational access, professional prospects, and how we engage each other in public spaces.
18 Drexel L. Rev. 849
by Jamille Fields Allsbrook
The United States’ failure to adequately regulate cosmetics threatens the health of Black people seeking to wear their hair naturally. Without intentionally centering racial equity in the quest for clean cosmetics, Black people who use a range of hair care products will continue to be exposed to ingredients that could be harmful to their health.
18 Drexel L. Rev. 875
by Kayla Strauss
This Article examines how Transportation Security Administration (TSA) screening technologies and practices disproportionately impact Black women, particularly through intrusive hair pat-downs. It situates these practices within a broader history of technological bias, arguing that both flawed design and unchecked officer discretion contribute to discriminatory outcomes.
18 Drexel L. Rev. 961
by Zeba A. Huq
Muslim women who cover their hair with a hijab for religious reasons face significant discrimination in the United States, including in the workplace. Yet studies show that Muslims who bring religious liberty claims in court prevail only about half as often as adherents of other faiths.
18 Drexel L. Rev. 1005
by Tanner C. Fisher
Employers’ clean-shave policies are overburdensome, inflexible, and harmful to black men suffering from pseudofolliculitis barbae (PFB), so these men need accessible shaving exemptions and employer-provided treatment, protection from harassment and retaliation in workplace because of their shaving exemption, and—if the preceding measures fail—adequate means of legal redress under the Civil Rights Act of 1991. This Article will examine PFB and its negative impact on black men in the workplace.
18 Drexel L. Rev. 1091