New Jersey Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman reintroduced the Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair (CROWN) Act in March 2021. Last week, the House of Representatives passed the bill prohibiting discrimination based on a person’s hair texture or hairstyle if that style or texture is commonly associated with a particular race or national origin.
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