Former NFL Player Alleges Connecticut Supermarket Discriminated Against His Daughter Because Of Her Hair

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By Melissa Noel ·Updated March 14, 2024

A supermarket in Connecticut is being criticized for allegedly sending an employee home due to the red coloring in her braids.

The incident involves 18-year-old  employee Dior Pinnock, daughterof former NFL player Andrew Pinnock, who works at a ShopRite supermarket in Enfield, Connecticut. Pinnock’s daughter was reportedly asked to leave work due to the red braids she had in her hair, NBC Connecticut.

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