▁in ▁American ▁culture . ▁There ▁have ▁been ▁numerous ▁events ▁in ▁history ▁that ▁have ▁shown ▁disapp ro val ▁of ▁Black ▁hair ▁styles , ▁some ▁of ▁which ▁have ▁trans c ended ▁into ▁present ▁day . ▁Black ▁ha irst yles ▁that ▁are ▁straight ▁and ▁more ▁reserved ▁seem ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁more ▁accepted ▁styles . ▁Other ▁hair ▁styles ▁may ▁face ▁scr ut iny ▁due ▁to ▁their ▁vast ▁difference ▁to ▁the ▁White ▁beauty ▁ideal istic ▁hair . ▁The ▁idea ▁of ▁accommod ating ▁this ▁White ▁beauty ▁ideal ▁has ▁a ▁strong ▁presence ▁in ▁every day ▁life , ▁but ▁more ▁specifically ▁the ▁work place . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 1 ▁Mel ba ▁Tol liver , ▁a ▁W ABC - TV ▁correspond ent , ▁made ▁national ▁head lines ▁when ▁she ▁wore ▁an ▁Af ro ▁while ▁covering ▁the ▁wed ding ▁of ▁Tr icia ▁N ixon ▁C ox , ▁daughter ▁of ▁President ▁Richard ▁N ixon . ▁The ▁station ▁threatened ▁to ▁take ▁Tol liver ▁off ▁the ▁air ▁until ▁the ▁story ▁caught ▁national ▁attention . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 1 ▁Dor othy ▁Re ed , ▁a ▁rep orter ▁for ▁K GO - TV , ▁the ▁ABC ▁affili ate ▁in ▁San ▁Francisco , ▁was ▁susp ended ▁for ▁we aring ▁her ▁hair ▁in ▁corn rows ▁with ▁be ads ▁on ▁the ▁ends . ▁K GO ▁called ▁her ▁ha irst yle ▁" in app ropri ate ▁and ▁dist ract ing ". ▁After ▁two ▁weeks ▁of ▁a ▁public ▁dispute , ▁an ▁NA AC P ▁demonstr ation ▁outside ▁of ▁the ▁station , ▁and ▁negoti ations , ▁Re ed