Black New Jersey Police Officer Files Lawsuit Accusing Boss Of Hair Discrimination

Black New Jersey Police Officer Files Lawsuit Accusing Boss Of Hair Discrimination

Essence Magazine:

By Rayna Reid Rayford ·Updated November 10, 2023

Black New Jersey police officer Chian Weekes-Rivera is suing Maplewood Township, the police department, and Maplewood police captain Peter Kuenzel. Weekes-Rivera says she was subjected to “disciplinary action for having Black hair.”

Weekes-Rivera is asserting that her rights

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