Bias against dreadlocks
As the Chair of a non-profit, I experienced discrimination for having dreadlocks. One of our funders – a Latino man – indicated that our organization would not be funded again unless I resigned because he considered dreadlocks to be disrespectful. I had originally planned to get rid of them, however when I had heard what the funder had said, I changed my mind and kept my dreads. The thing the funder didn’t know was that the woman he made his comment to and I are close and also her husband is black – so she felt insulted, but didn’t say anything to him.
Darren Silvers, an African-American male in the investment banking industry
