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Celebrating Black hair of all styles: Local salon owners on what hair means to Black Women The Crown Act went into effect last year to protect people from hair discrimination in the workplace. In honor of Black History Month, 23ABC's Kristin Vartan spoke to local Black women about why that recognition is so important. and last updated 2021-02-05 11:04:44-05 BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KERO) — In the Black Community, hair is sacred. Two local salon owners say it’s like their crown. “Everything about your life, starts from here,” Fausat Adekoba, owner of Nikki’s Beauty Supply...

Durham Moves to Protect Residents Against Natural Hair Discrimination Jon Fuller It’s now safer for people of color—especially Black women—to wear their hair natural in Triangle workplaces. The Durham City Council added protections for natural hair to its new anti-discrimination ordinance approved on Monday. Carrboro and Greensboro both protected natural hair in recent updates to their anti-discrimination ordinances, too . Durham also went a step further. In a Thursday work session, council unanimously approved a resolution in support of statewide legislation that would prohib...

Wisconsin county looks to prohibit racial bias based on hairstyles Madison-area supervisor, lawmaker leads the effort.  By Emily Hamer, Wisconsin State Journal January 1, 2021 — 7:58pm Text size Copy shortlink: Dane County Supervisor Shelia Stubbs is looking to prohibit racial discrimination based on hairstyles in county workplaces and within organizations that use county services. Stubbs, who is also a Democratic state representative from Madison and was the first African American elected to the state Legislature from Dane Count...

County Board Supervisor Shelia Stubbs recently introduced an ordinance amendment for the Dane County Board of Supervisors to consider that would prohibit discrimination on the basis of protective hairstyles. The ordinance amendment builds on the work of the Creating a Respectful and Open Workplace for Natural Hair (CROWN) Act, which seeks to ensure protection against discrimination based on race-based hairstyles by extending statutory protection to hair texture and protective styles such as braids, locs, twists, and knots in the workplace and public schools. The CROWN Coalition is an alliance...

Dec 23, 2020 DANE COUNTY (WKOW) -- Black women are 1.5 times more likely to be sent home from the workplace because of their hair, according to a new study. The statistic is behind a proposed Dane County Board ordinance amendment from Supervisor Shelia Stubbs that would prohibit discrimination based on traits historically associated with race, including hair styles.  Stubbs, also a Madison area state representative, is co-chair the newSpeaker’s Task Forceon Racial Disparities.  According to the study done by Dove in partnership with the CROWN Coalition, 83 percent of Black women also are...