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dreadlocks

[dred-loks] / ˈdrɛdˌlɒks /




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The judgment comes seven years after another High Court ruling recognised Rastafarianism as a protected religion in Kenya, finding that a school's decision to expel a student over her dreadlocks violated her constitutional rights.

From BBC Jul. 15, 2026

The decision stemmed from a case where Louisiana prison guards forcibly shaved Rastafarian Damon Landor’s dreadlocks in 2020.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 23, 2026

Damon Landor had grown dreadlocks for nearly two decades.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 23, 2026

You can see that time-bending mash-up in the costumes, with some folks in bright plastic wigs and others in horns and mohawks and dreadlocks like 21st century cavemen.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 12, 2025

He had light brown dreadlocks tied in a bunch with a hank of yarn, and intense blue eyes that shone like high beams.

From "Confessions of a Murder Suspect" by James Patterson




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