After cornrows controversy, Baltimore Rock Opera Society’s new leader is out

Baltimore arts group faces backlash after firing new director over cornrows dispute

A Baltimore arts organization is facing questions after firing its new executive director just days after she started the job, following a controversy over her

Baltimore Rock Opera Society Fires White Director for ‘Cultural Appropriation’ Because She Wore Cornrows to Burning Man * The Gateway Pundit * by Cassandra MacDonald

The Baltimore Rock Opera Society has fired its new executive director, Kelly Carnes, after a video showed the white arts executive wearing cornrows at the Burning Man festival, and leftists complained that the hairstyle was cultural appropriation.

Baltimore Rock Opera Society ousts exec over cornrows

Carnes says she got her hair cornrowed for the Burning Man festival which takes place in a desert area in Nevada.

Baltimore opera group ousts white director for donning cornrows at ‘Burning Man’ over ‘cultural appropriation’ concerns

"I believe the circumstances surrounding my termination raise serious questions about discrimination."

Baltimore rock opera society fires white boss for wearing cornrows

The executive director claimed the rock opera group's online community began asking questions over whether her hairstyle was a case of cultural appropriation.

White woman lasted two weeks running a rock opera — booted for wearing cornrows at Burning Man - The Daily Bo Snerdley

BS BULLETIN: Baltimore Rock Opera Society hired Kelly Carnes as executive director effective Sept. 8. Days later, a video showing the white arts executive wearing cornrows prompted complaints about “cultural appropriation.” Carnes was soon out, four of the organization’s six board members are departing, and she says she is exploring the matter with a lawyer. Apparently even rock opera has a dress code now. The Baltimore Rock Opera Society is dea…