House Approves Crown Act Prohibiting Discrimination Against Black Hairstyles

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She said that the bill was vitally important. It’s crucial for the young girls as well as the boys to have their hair cut in the middle of a match. Because some white referee may decide that your hair is not appropriate to be in the match.

This week, the Biden administration stated that it “strongly supports the Crown Act” and “looks forwards to working with Congress to enact the legislation and ensure its effective implementation.” ” A number of states including New Jersey and New York have passed versions the Crown Act. California was first to adopt this law.

House Majority Leader StenyHoyer, a Democrat hailing from Maryland, said to his colleagues that the bill needed unanimous support. Fourteen Republicans voted in favor of the bill.

Hoyer, a white man, said that “our military took steps last year to end hair discrimination.” “If anyone thinks that this isn’t a real problem, it’s obvious that the military believed it was. They took action because it was an important issue.

He expressed disappointment that 188 Republicans opposed legislation being brought to the floor in an expedited manner. Watson Coleman was not the only one to mention that other bill supporters also mentioned children who were reprimanded after wearing their hair in braids or dreadlocks.

A number of Black and African American legislators recalled being discriminated against for their hair before the vote.