Page 19 - Deandre Arnold News Today

The CROWN Act, a bill that would ban race-based hair discrimination in workplaces, schools, and housing, was sent to Texas Gov. Greg Abbott.

The CROWN Act would ensure protection for Texans who wear their hair in natural styles such as braids, locs, twists or knots.

The CROWN Act would ensure protection for Texans who wear their hair in natural styles such as braids, locs, twists or knots.

The bill, known as the CROWN Act, now goes to Texas Governor Greg Abbott for approval.

Dreadlocks, afros, waves, braids, natural, long, straight or curly, applicants and employees appear for interviews and work with any number of hairstyles and textures.

Representatives of the Texas House passed the CROWN Act, legislation that prohibits schools, workplaces and housing from indulging in Black hair discrimination. The law was necessitated after a student in the state was suspended for his dreadlocks

The bill seeks to ban discrimination based on certain hairstyles — like braids, dreadlocks and twists — in schools, workplaces and housing.

Texas news: The Texas House on Wednesday gave initial approval to a bill that would prohibit race-based hair discrimination at schools, workplaces and housing.

The Texas House advances the CROWN Act, a bill banning hairstyle discrimination in schools, workplaces, and housing.

The bill seeks to ban discrimination based on certain hairstyles — like braids, dreadlocks and twists — in schools, workplaces and housing.