The bill which was previously passed in the House in 2019 and 2022 but blocked in the Senate, aims to end race-based hair discrimination in schools and workplaces.
A number of Democratic lawmakers have reintroduced the CROWN Act, legislation that would ban discrimination based on one's hairstyle or hair texture. Here, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signs Crown Act legislation on June 15, 2023 in Lansing, Mich. that will outlaw race-based hairstyle discrimination in workplaces and schools.
"We can't control the texture of our hair any way that we can control the color of our skin," Watson Coleman said."... and yet, Black Americans routinely face discrimination simply because of the way their hair looks." "There is a longstanding history of racial discrimination against natural hair and protective styles in the workplace, schools, and society at large," Asamoah said."...I have worked tirelessly to pass the CROWN Act and shift culture to mitigate the physical, psychological, and economic harm caused by race-based hair discrimination," she added.
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