The Crown Act will outlaw discrimination on the basis of hair for schooling, employment and housing in Texas.
passed a resolution urging Gov. Greg Abbott to sign of the Crown Act. House Bill 567, or the Crown Act, was signed by the governor over the weekend and will prohibit discrimination on the basis of hairstyles.
Bowers said in a social media post over the weekend that the bill was signed by the governor. In the post, she thanked the bill's Senate sponsor Sen. Borris Miles, a Houston Democrat. She also thanked the Crown Act coalition and its cofounder Adjoa B. Asamoah. The coalition is national group that advocates for legislation like HB 567 across the country.
The future workforce could be coming out of these classrooms, Davis said. “So we need to make sure they have every opportunity to get all the information they need to be successful,” she said. “That’s what the Crown Act does. It makes sure there is no discrimination. It gives our students that great opportunity to learn.”
Last year, 18-year-old Treyvion Gray was unable to graduate from Needville High School in Fort Bend County because he refused to cut his dreadlocks. In Dallas-Fort Worth, two people have claimed they were denied jobs at Six Flags Over Texas because they had dreadlocks, according to theAt the time, Six Flags Over Texas put out a statement explaining its policies.
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