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A new study from BLK’s #FreeYourCrown campaign highlights how women embracing curls, coils, and confidence like never before.
Wednesday marks six years since the CROWN Act was passed, prohibiting discrimination based on someone's hair. As CBS News New ...
Young girls from across the city gathered in Brooklyn today for a unique event centered on self-expression and confidence.
The CROWN Act stands for Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural hair. The bill would protect against bias based on hair texture and protective styles, including locs, cornrows, twists ...
A monthslong legal battle between a Texas high school student and his school district over the length of his locs hairstyle has renewed calls to pass a national CROWN Act. Here’s what that means.
On Friday, the House of Representatives passed the CROWN Act—which bans discrimination on the basis of hair texture and hairstyles—in a 235-189 vote. It will now move to the Senate, where it faces an ...
Crown Act inspires the creation of a directory of Black-owned hair care businesses A new Texas law that prohibits race-based hair discrimination has inspired one woman to try to give back to ...
Dyree Williams, 17, of East Bernard, Texas, is just one of many Black Americans who have felt discriminated against over their hair. Advocates say the CROWN Act would help people like Williams.
A monthslong legal battle between a Texas high school student and his school district over the length of his locs hairstyle has renewed calls to pass a national CROWN Act. Here’s what that means.
The CROWN Act stands for Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural hair. The bill would protect against bias based on hair texture and protective styles, including locs, ...