CROWN Act goes into effect against hair discrimination
The Illinois Create a Respectful and Open Workplace for Natural Hair Act went into effect Jan. 1, protecting people of color from workplace and school discrimination on the basis of hairstyle and texture. Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed the act into law on June 29. Historically, hairstyles like dreadlocks and braids worn traditionally by the Black...
Source: dailynorthwestern.com