Black cheerleader says she was kicked off squad over her hairstyle
The student claims her coach went on a racist rant about her braids. Jan 24, 2021, 12:15 pm Featured Video Hide
The student, Talyn Jefferson of Lawrence, said she refused to remove her hair bonnet during a cheer practice because she was worried her long braids would hit another teammate in the face. Her refusal, she told the
Kansas City Star, led to a racist rant from her coach about her braids. Advertisement Hide
Jefferson said she was later kicked out of practice and then kicked off the squad.
“I got kicked off because I was standing up for myself against microaggressive comments that the coach made toward me, that made me and others very uncomfortable,” Jefferson, 20, told the