'It Made Me Feel Low': Black Students Urge Passage of CROWN Act to End Hair Discrimination

Diamond Campbell, 16, a junior at Bruce High School, at home in Bruce, Miss., on Monday.Imani Khayyam for NBC News

NBC NEWS: A viral photo of some of Campbell's teammates and competitors frantically helping her remove the beads has been shared on Facebook more than 35,000 times, with many people remarking it was an "amazing" and "awesome" display of good sportsmanship. But Campbell; her mother, Melody; and a host of others said they see something different when they look at the image: the results of hair discrimination.  Read more.

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