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New Jersey referee’s choice to force black teen to cut his hair or forfeit match has been called ‘humiliating’
A New Jersey high school wrestler had his dreadlocks cut off minutes before his match after a referee told him to lose the hairstyle or forfeit the competition.
A local reporter tweeted video of Buena Regional High School wrestler Andrew Johnson getting his hair cut court-side. He went on to win Wednesday’s match, but appeared visibly distraught.
Written by Associated Press
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2018/dec/22/high-school-wrestler-dreadlocks-hair-cut-video-racism under the title “
‘Cruel, racist’: anger over high school wrestler forced to cut his dreadlocks
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