Mother Alleges Daughter Kicked Off Cheer Team Over Hair Style

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A cheer team in Maryland is seeing backlash after the mother of one of the team members says her daughter was kicked off a private cheer team because of her hair. 

“I felt really sad because I got kicked off the team because my hair is too thick and long,” said 7-year-old Ryan Brunson, who is Black and was on the Maryland Twisters cheerleading team. 

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