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“The Crown Act is more than legislation; it’s a long-awaited step toward honoring who we are," said Sierra Dunn, a…
Law Roach discusses the lasting impact of Zendaya wearing faux locs on the 2015 Oscars red carpet.
Inspired by The CROWN Act, Black Puerto Rican activists rallied to get Senate Bill 1282 passed. Governor Pedro Pier Luisi…
A federal judge did not issue an immediate ruling on Thursday after hearing legal arguments over whether to dismiss a…
A Texas high school sent Darryl George back to in-school suspension Tuesday for refusing to change his locs hairstyle.
Darryl George said he has felt discouraged about missing classes and time with the football team after being disciplined for…
Darryl George's family accused Texas' governor and attorney general of failing to enforce a new law outlawing hairstyle discrimination.
The debate over whether a Black high school student in Texas should be serving in-school suspension for wearing twisted dreadlocks to class…
The denial of employment or educational opportunities due to discrimination based on natural and protective hairstyles, such as Afros, cornrows…
"Homeownership is one of the primary ways to attain wealth, and that is a real priority" for Secretary Marcia Fudge,…
A Kentucky man has filed a federal discrimination lawsuit claiming a state prison’s rules about Black hairstyles are unconstitutional.
The study was spawned by incidents of girls facing suspensions and exclusion from extracurricular fun due to their hair styles.
"We are seeing this movement where it is Black public opinion informing policy,” Adjoa Asmoah, Creator of The CROWN Act,…
Missouri legislators explored a bill banning bias “on the basis of hair texture and protective hairstyles" in state-funded schools.
The bill, called The Crown Act, would make it illegal for employers to discriminate against people over hairstyles such as…
Talynn Jefferson said she was kicked off the cheerleading squad after the coach allegedly went on a racist rant about…
Tracee Ellis Ross and Rep. Ayanna Pressley discuss the state of small Black beauty businesses and fighting hair discrimination.
Senator Holly J. Mitchell discussed her campaign for Los Angeles County Supervisor, The Crown Act, and more in a new…
Gabrielle Union, Keke Palmer, Marsai Martin, and Uzo Aduba created a PSA about the discrimination Black women experience with their…
Rep. Gwen Moore is teaming up with Rep. Cedric Richmond and other House Democrats to co-sponsor the CROWN Act, a bill that…