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House passes CROWN Act to ban discrimination against Black hairstyles nationwide - WEIS | Local & Area News, Sports, & Weather

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House passes CROWN Act to ban discrimination against Black hairstyles nationwide

Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman/Twitter(WASHINGTON)  A few short years ago, California became the first state to legally ban racial hair discrimination. On Friday, the U.S. House of Representatives has passed the CROWN Act (Create a Respectful and Open Workplace for Natural Hair), in a 235-189 vote which will further put an end to race-based hair discrimination. This new legislation will prohibit discrimination based on one's hair texture or hairstyle specifically pointing to hairstyles associated with a particular race or national origin. With this new passing, the bill will now head to the Senate to be voted upon with legislative sponsors Democratic New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker and Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman leading the charge. In a Twitter post, Coleman recalled that on the last day of Black History Month, 188 House Republicans temporarily obstructed passage of the CROWN ACT. "Despite what my GOP colleagues may tell you, this bill is too important to give up on," she ad ....

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