Sam Nanka-Bruce

[Sam Nanka-Bruce @itznanka]

@kemz_1 Was forced to cut my hair because i had dyed my high top blonde and had corn rows... I was told my hair wasn’t natural coloured, yet white students could dye their hair no problems whatsoever. I was also told having corn rows wasn’t an appropriate hair style for the school .

[Sam Nanka-Bruce @itznanka]

Shout out to my sixth form Notre Dame which didn’t even question once that i have dreads with the tips dyed an ‘unnatural colour’...
@WymondhamCol

[Sam Nanka-Bruce @itznanka]

I remember at the start of year 9 I got pulled into an office because I had my hair dyed blonde and in corn rows. I had been told by two teachers Mr Chitty and Mr Rigney that it wasn’t natural to have my hair coloured and that my hair style wasn’t ‘appropriate.’

[Sam Nanka-Bruce @itznanka]

I remember countless times black brothers and sisters were told to change their hair or something about them, that didn’t fit in at that school. Due to the deeply ingrained racism and prejudice, subtle or not we were oppressed and didn’t always know how to stand up to.

[Sam Nanka-Bruce @itznanka]

@oye_t3 But it was and still is cool and accepted for the hundreds of white people who went to Wymondham to dye and change their hair colour or style Whenver they felt like it. I guess this kind of behaviour was ok because it was the normal thing for people white students not of colour.

[Sam Nanka-Bruce @itznanka]

@oye_t3 I remember like the start of year 9 i got pulled into an office because I had my hair dyed blonde and in corn rows. I had been told by Mr Chitty and Mr Rigney that it wasn’t natural to have my hair coloured and that my hair style wasn’t ‘appropriate.’