‘Embarrassing’: New Jersey PD Not Only Disciplined Cop for Wearing Bantu Knots But Also Reprimanded Her Sergeants for Refusing to Discriminate Against Her, Lawsuit Says
A New Jersey police officer filed a discrimination lawsuit after she was disciplined for wearing her hair in Bantu knots. Chian Weekes-Rivera is a 10-year veteran of the Maplewood Township Police Department. The lawsuit, obtained by Atlanta Black Star, was filed against the Township of Maplewood and MPD Captain Peter Kuenzel on Oct. 30 at…