Ohio lawmakers push for the CROWN Act, HB 178, to ban hair discrimination cleveland19.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from cleveland19.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Since inception in 2019, The CROWN Act combats hair discrimination by ensuring that hairstyles historically associated with race, such as afros, braids, locs and natural hair are protected in public schools and workplaces.
Black women reported being treated with less courtesy or respect in a medical setting twice as often as white men in the survey of more than 800 Ohioans.