Texas lawmakers consider bill that would prevent schools and workplaces from discriminatory bans on dreadlocks, other hairstyles
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Texas lawmakers could ban race-based hair discrimination in schools and work places such as dress codes that don’t allow dreadlocks under a bill known as the CROWN Act, which got its first hearing before the House State Affairs Committee on Thursday morning. I believe people should not be forced to divest themselves of their racial cultural identity by changing their natural hair in order to adapt to their workplace, school, or home, said Rep. Rhetta Bowers, D-Garland, in a statement prior to the hearing. People should not miss out on opportunities or success because of the way they choose to wear their natural hair.
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Student advocates for CROWN Act to stop race-based hair discrimination
North Carolina lawmakers introduced a bill to protect against hair discrimination. Meanwhile, a high school student is advocating for CMS to adopt a similar policy. Author: Tanya Mendis Updated: 6:54 PM EST March 10, 2021
CHARLOTTE, N.C. A Charlotte teenager is calling for change within her school district, advocating for the board to pass a version of the CROWN Act to protect students from discrimination on the basis of hairstyle.
“Ultimately, Black women should have the space to be unapologetically them,” Kiersten Hash, a senior at Mallard Creek High School, said.
Hash, who now wears her hair in its natural, curly state, can remember a time when she was younger and thought she needed to straighten her hair in order to conform to certain standards.