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No Joke: Airport Security ‘Pats Down Afro’ on Solange Knowles

Njai Joszor by Njai Joszor
May 10, 2023
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No Joke: Airport Security ‘Pats Down Afro’ on Solange Knowles
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What did TSA find in Solange’s fro ? Nothing, but that was the running joke on Twitter last night when Solange tweeted from an airport.
According to Solange, TSA must have thought she was concealing something in her puff of curls and decided to pat it down to make sure there were no knives, scissors, a spare afro pick or whatever else you could throw in there.
“Discrim-FRO-nation. My hair is not a storage drawer. Although, guess I couuld hide a joint up in here. *Blames “Romnesia” (my wigs name).” Solange tweeted before kicking off a game of “what did TSA find in Solange’s Fro ?”
While it’s funny now, this is not the first time a woman has been subjected to an afro search. According to CBS Local, a Dallas woman’s fro was searched at Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport last year.
“Brantley was headed down an escalator at Hartsfield-Jackson International airport in Atlanta, after she was screened a the initial security checkpoint, when she says two TSA agents came after her asking to check her hair for explosives,” CBS Local reports. “Brantley says the agents began patting down her large afro in public as she waited on a train platform.”
Brantley later complained and the TSA issued this statement:
“Additional screening may be required for clothing, headware or hair where prohibited items could be hidden. This passenger left the checkpoint prior to the completion of the screening process.”

All of that said, Solange made it to her flight after having her “Romnesia” searched.
“Ok. Game over:( Flights taking off. Me and my wig had a lot of good laughs with y’all,” she tweeted.

It’s no joke: Airport security are pattin’ down a celebrity. Solange Knowles, sister to pop star Beyonce and singer-songwriter in her own right, was recently the subject of an overly aggressive patdown at a New Orleans International Airport. This incident has caused uproar amongst civil rights advocates and celebrities alike – but what really happened?

The story goes that Solange was stopped by airport security for ‘random’ screening while trying to board a flight with her son. She tweeted about the experience shortly after it took place, claiming she had been subjected to a particularly intrusive patdown due to her Afro hairstyle. She wrote: “I’m sure many black women can relate to this feeling of ‘here we go again’. I can’t help but laugh cause it’s so damn ridiculous.”

This tweet sparked outrage from both fans and fellow celebrities who accused airport staff of racial profiling; something which is not only illegal, but completely unacceptable in today’s society. The incident raises important questions around racism within airports as well as wider society – and provides us all with an opportunity to stand up against injustice wherever we find it.

Airport Incident Involving Solange Knowles

Recently, an incident involving Solange Knowles has come to light. The singer and sister of Beyoncé was patted down by airport security in New Orleans. This event has sparked outrage among many who feel that it is wrong for someone to be treated differently due to their hairstyle or ethnicity.

The incident occurred at Louis Armstrong International Airport when Ms. Knowles was asked to have her afro searched during a routine pat-down procedure. Understandably, this deeply offended Ms. Knowles and those close to her, particularly as the same treatment wasn’t enforced on other passengers with different hair types or ethnicities. As such, she took to social media after the experience in order to express her frustration about racial profiling within airports worldwide.

By sharing her story online, Solange brought attention to a serious issue: some people are targeted by security simply because they look “different”. Though there is always going to be heightened levels of scrutiny in airports – especially following recent terror attacks – we must ensure that no one’s race or style of dress should make them more likely than anyone else to face discrimination while travelling.

Discriminatory Practices Of Airport Security

It is clear that airport security forces are often guilty of discriminatory practices which target people on the basis of their physical appearance. This may include pat-downs and searches of those with afros, turbans, hijabs or other visibly different hair styles. Such invasive treatment can be humiliating for individuals who are already likely to feel vulnerable in airports due to the heightened threat of terrorist attacks.

Furthermore, this practice sends a damaging message: those who do not fit within certain beauty standards must be treated differently than everyone else. It implies that someone’s worth as an individual is judged by how they look rather than what kind of person they are. Moreover, it reinforces a false notion that anyone who looks ‘different’ poses some sort of potential risk – regardless of whether there is any evidence to support this claim.

The truth is that no one should ever have to endure such unfair treatment when travelling through an airport, especially if it is based purely upon their outward appearance. We need to ensure that all passengers receive equal protection from airport security – no matter what they look like.

Conclusion

In conclusion, airport security’s treatment of Solange Knowles is unacceptable. No one should have to be subjected to discriminatory practices and feel like they’re being treated as a criminal simply because of the way they look. It’s clear that there are still issues with the way certain people are treated in airports, despite their celebrity status, and that these problems need to be addressed urgently by authorities.

The fact that this happened to someone as well-known as Solange serves as a reminder of how pervasive racism still is in our society today. We all must work together to ensure that everyone has an equal right to travel without fear or prejudice—no matter what they look like or who they are.

It’s time for us to take a stand against discrimination at airports and beyond. Let’s use this incident as motivation to create more inclusive policies and procedures so no one else ever has to go through something similar again.

Njai Joszor
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