An 18-year-old Black student was removed from graduation after he refused to take off his kente cloth. Nyree Holmes attended the diverse but predominately white Cosumnes Oaks High School in Elk Grove, California. In a story he shared on Twitter May 24, the merit scholar says he was able to walk across the stage, but police officers greeted him at the other end.
This is ridiculous. You can’t tell me no girls had jewelry on or that they wouldn’t let a Polynesian student wear a lei. Good on this kid for standing up for himself. I hope he and his family sue the school system so hard it goes bankrupt.
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