A television anchor is challenging changing industry standards by confidently wearing her hair in braids on-air.
The anchor was inspired by another reporter, AJ Walker, an investigative news reporter based in West Palm Beach, Fla. “It’s just the way things have always been done in news. I can’t remember seeing anyone of any color with curly hair [when I was] growing up watching the news,” Collins says. “A lot of things change in the news industry but a certain look is one thing that has stuck around for a while.”
The anchor posted photos of her braids on Facebook, and says she has since had many women reach out to her with stories about them being criticized for their brads, or “fearing they wouldn’t get a job if they didn’t take their braids out.”