World Afro Day: a day of ‘change, education and celebration’

The annual day celebrates afro hair in society, and to honour the occasion a special awards ceremony was held in Westminster to recognise afro icons.
Schoolboy ‘didn’t want to be black anymore’

A schoolboy from Tipton told his mum he ‘didn’t want to be black anymore’ after he was sent home from school for ‘too short’ hair, says mum