Michigan becomes 23rd state to ban hairstyle discrimination in workplaces and schools
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The new law, known as the Crown Act, will amend the state’s civil rights law to ban discrimination based on hair texture and protective hairstyles within employment, housing, education and places of public accommodation.
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The new law, known as the Crown Act, will amend the state’s civil rights law to ban discrimination based on hair texture and protective hairstyles within employment, housing, education and places of public accommodation.
Whether it’s in twists, box braids or cornrows, Michigan’s civil rights laws now will include bans on race-based discrimination due to how someone wears their hair. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed the CROWN (Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair) Act into law in Lansing on Thursday, alo…
The Crown Act was signed by Governor Whitmer, meaning no one can be denied jobs or school opportunities based on their expressive and cultural hairstyles like deadlocks, cornrows or Afros.
