Page 5 - Lori Tharps News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

Durham Moves to Protect Residents Against Natural Hair Discrimination
Jon Fuller
It’s now safer for people of color—especially Black women—to wear their hair natural in Triangle workplaces.
The Durham City Council added protections for natural hair to its new anti-discrimination ordinance approved on Monday. Carrboro and Greensboro both protected natural hair in recent updates to their anti-discrimination ordinances, too
.
Durham also went a step further. In a Thursday work session, council unanimously approved a resolution in support of statewide legislation that would prohibit race-based hair discrimination in North Carolina’s workplaces.
The resolution seeks to protect coiffures, hairstyles, and hair textures associated with people of color, from braids to cornrows to locs, according to the three-page resolution adopted by the council during a virtual afternoon work session. ....

Durham County , North Carolina , United States , New Jersey , Duke University , Ayanad Byrd , Cory Booker , Natalie Murdock , Lori Tharps , Pierce Freelon , Councilmember Dedreana Freeman , Jillian Johnson , Cedric Richmond , Us Armed , Durham City Council , Center On Law Poverty , National Urban League , Senator Natalie Murdock , General Assembly , Bull City , West Coast , Open Workplace , Natural Hair , Senator Cory Booker , Western Center , Mayor Pro Tem Jillian Johnson ,