YMCA poll finds 70% feel under pressure over afro hair, 95% hear racist language and half think racism is biggest barrier to success
Seven out of 10 young black people in the UK have felt under pressure to change their hair in order to appear more professional in school or at work, according to a new survey.
Research by YMCA among young people of black and mixed ethnicity found many felt they had to change to be accepted in society, prompting warnings that rigid school and workplace policies could result in “cultural erasure”.
