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With Governor’s Signature, New Jersey Becomes Nation’s Third State Forbidding Hair Discrimination

Jeffrey McKinneyDecember 23, 2019December 23, 2019

by Jeffrey McKinneyDecember 23, 2019December 23, 2019602

New Jersey becomes the third state to prohibit hair discrimination after Gov. Phil Murphy signs law banning discrimination based on hairstyles related to race...

Lifestyle

Cory Booker Announces Federal Bill That Bans Natural Hair Discrimination

Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonDecember 9, 2019December 9, 2019

by Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonDecember 9, 2019December 9, 20191348

Sen. Cory Booker unveiled a bill that would ban discrimination based on hair textures and hairstyles that are commonly associated with black women....

News

8-Year-Old Girl Receives Professional Photoshoot After School Refused to Take Her Picture Over Her Hair

Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonNovember 20, 2019November 21, 2019

by Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonNovember 20, 2019November 21, 2019867

A black Michigan student, Marian Scott, who was denied the chance to take school photos because of her hairstyle, gets a professional photoshoot....