Kanye West is being accused of "frequently screaming" and firing a former employee, who is black, because of the color of his skin in a new lawsuit filed in Los Angeles Friday.

Barbers Hill officials told a student he had to cut his dreadlocks to return to school or participate in graduation in 2020, which garnered national attention.

A Texas judge ordered that a trial be held next month to determine whether Darryl George, a Black high school student, can continue being punished by his district for refusing to change a hairstyle.

A version of this article appears in print on , Section A, Page 18 of the New York edition with the headline: Supreme Court to Hear Rastafarian Prisoner’s Lawsuit Over Shaved Dreadlocks.

From the afro to the ponytail to dreadlocks to braids to relaxed hair to fantasy hair; from "good hair" to bad hair days, in this book black women from the United States, Africa, and London explore ...

Drew Harvey is at least the second Black worker fired by TMC Transportation over his hairstyle, according to his attorney. He's now suing the company.