Nyree Holes, a graduating senior student, was set to receive his diploma from Cosumnes Oaks High School in Elk Grove, California, but he was met with resistance from the school over refusing to remove a piece of kente cloth which was wraped around his neck. It cost him being able to receive his diploma as the other students did.
Holmes explained to Atlanta Black Star that it was important for him to wear the cloth because, as “descendant of slaves, I have no firm connection to my roots in Africa.”
He continued, "I wanted to wear my kente cloth as a representation of my pride in my ancestors, to display my cultural and religious heritage. As my particular cloth was made by Christians in Ghana, where the kente cloth has been worn by royalty and during important ceremonies for hundreds if not thousands of years.”
Holmes will attend California State University, Fullerton, in the fall and he is said to have stated that he fully intends to wear his kente cloth at his college graduation in a few years as well. He said, given the chance, he’d tell school administrators that what they did was disrespectful.
“Treat everyone fairly,” he said. “I didn’t really have a problem with people not walking around with bedazzled hats or crazy neon pink fashions or anything. But people who say they want to represent their culture and their religion should be allowed to. That’s pretty much it.”
Holmes took to Twitter to tell what really happened. Read it below...
Holmes will attend California State University, Fullerton, in the fall and he is said to have stated that he fully intends to wear his kente cloth at his college graduation in a few years as well. He said, given the chance, he’d tell school administrators that what they did was disrespectful.
“Treat everyone fairly,” he said. “I didn’t really have a problem with people not walking around with bedazzled hats or crazy neon pink fashions or anything. But people who say they want to represent their culture and their religion should be allowed to. That’s pretty much it.”
Holmes took to Twitter to tell what really happened. Read it below...
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