Episode 49: Wrestling with Dreads & Getting Kicked Out of a DoubleTree

Two quick stories are on the docket as Christopher and Jeanette say goodbye to the trash fire that was the non-stop reporting of racial injustice in 2018. Andrew Johnson's hair was not allowed in a high school wrestling match. And Jermaine Massey was kicked out of a hotel he was staying in because talking on the phone is perceived as a threat. Here's hoping 2019 will be better.

Andrew Johnson (2:45)
Jermaine Massey (13:45)

References

Portland hotel calls cops on black guest in lobby (Oregon Live)
DoubleTree Portland fires two employees for evicting black guest from hotel (Oregon Live)
Hilton Executive Leadership (Hilton)
Adults Come Under Scrutiny After HS Wrestler Told To Cut His Dreadlocks Or Forfeit (NPR)
Here’s a Little More About That Referee Who Forced a Black Wrestler to Cut His Dreads (Mother Jones)
Race/Related Newsletter (NY Times)

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