The TSA Will Stop Discriminatory Pat Downs of Afros and Dreadlocks

Solange's hair was searched at airport security in 2012. Photo: Getty Images If you think having a TSA agent at airport security inspect your Ziplocked toiletries is degrading, imagine them pawing through the hair on your head for contraband. There have been numerous cases of hair pat downs over the past few years, most of them disproportionately targeting black women with natural styles like Afros and dreadlocks. Even Solange Knowles, whose wig (which she was wearing at the time!) was inspected...