North Carolina cities OK ban on hairstyle discrimination
Associated Press
DURHAM, N.C. – Two city councils in North Carolina have unanimously passed ordinances protecting against discrimination for wearing hairstyles such as braids, dreadlocks or afros.
The Durham City Council on Tuesday voted to ban employers from discriminating based on hairstyles, WRAL-TV reported.
“It is absolutely a form of racial discrimination,” said Durham County District Attorney Satana Deberry, who helped push for the legal protections. Early in her career, Deberry said, a court clerk pulled her aside and suggested she reconsider her short afro.
“There s probably a very, very small percentage of Black women who can tell you that they haven t felt some form of discrimination based on how they ve chosen to wear their hair,” Deberry said.
Two city councils in North Carolina have unanimously passed ordinances protecting against discrimination for wearing hairstyles such as braids, dreadlocks or afros
North Carolina cities OK ban on hairstyle discrimination
This image provided by Britany Bain show the hair stylist posing for a photo. People of color in the industry trace bias and discrimination in predominantly white salons to the sidelining of formal education focused on Black hair. Horror stories are not uncommon, from outright refusal of service to botched treatments and cuts by stylists who don t know what they re doing. (Britany Bain via AP) January 20, 2021 - 7:26 AM
DURHAM, N.C. - Two city councils in North Carolina have unanimously passed ordinances protecting against discrimination for wearing hairstyles such as braids, dreadlocks or afros.