Black lady reportedly denied her salary because of her "extereme Mohawk" hairdo
Charleen Momperousse, an African-American Haitian flight attendant, who was denied pay because of a hairdo her supervisor labelled an "extreme mohawk", has dragged the airline company, JetBlue flight, to court. In her newly filed Brooklyn federal lawsuit, Momperousse argues that JetBlue’s policy, which bans hairdos like mohawk, creates unfair turbulence for African-American Haitian employees like her “merely due to the texture of their hair.” The 37-year-old who alleged that the incident happened in December, 2015, also disclosed that an unidentified Hispanic male co-worker with the sides of his hair shaved did not get into trouble, also, a white female crew member who “had an up-do and the sides of her hair ... gelled” also flew under the radar. She further alleged that she still sports the same look, but told the Daily News she now she hides it with weaves and wigs on the job — so as “not to draw attention to myself.” Here's how NY Daily reported the inciden...