“I found several female executives who’d been fired or departed abruptly from one of Colson’s companies or another for suspicious reasons.” “Okay. And?” “And I started digging. They cited a toxic workplace culture.” “Toxic how? Piers, roll it out faster.” “They were all black women who claimed to have been fired or left his companies because they’d been asked to change their hair.” “Their hair? Change it how?” “They were told their hairstyle was ‘too black’ and asked to find a style more appropriate for the corporate culture. Some of them complied and spoke out after they found new positions.
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