Supporters say Black women, in particular, have faced pressure in school and the workplace to alter their hair to conform to policies biased against natural hairstyles.
The Massachusetts Senate has passed its own version of a bill aimed at banning discrimination based on natural and protective hairstyles in workplaces, school districts and school-related organizations; if Charlie Baker signs it into law, the Bay State will be the 15th to pass CROWN Act legislationA bill aimed at banning discrimination based on natural and protective hairstyles in workplaces, school districts and school-related organizations was unanimously approved Thursday by the...
The Senate added a provision to the House version of the bill that would include the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association to the list of school entities banned from adopting and implementing restrictions on natural hairstyles.
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