According to Reason's Volokh Conspiracy blog, the Baltimore Rock Opera Society fired its recently hired executive director, allegedly because she was wearing her hair in cornrows. The post presents the case as a legal question: may an employer fire a white woman for wearing cornrows?
The excerpt does not provide an answer, nor does it include additional facts about the termination or any legal claims. The piece appears to be a commentary that frames the issue rather than a report on a court ruling or pending lawsuit.
The significance lies in the underlying question of whether grooming policies can amount to race discrimination when applied to white employees. The source raises that question but leaves it unresolved.