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South Africa: Students protest in racism row over hair policy
Pupils at Pretoria High School for Girls have said they were forced to chemically straighten their hair and not have afros that were deemed untidy.
Tue Aug 30 2016
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Tired of reading about 'white boys and dogs', 11-year-old girl starts book drive campaign
The campaign aims to collect 1,000 books - in which black girls are the main characters - by February 11.
Wed Jan 27 2016