City council members in Cincinnati voted to pass an ordinance outlawing discrimination based on natural hair texture and style. The ordinance passed with a vote of 7-1, with Councilman Jeff Pastor absent. Amy Murray was the lone “no” vote. She claims protections against hair discrimination should already be assumed to…
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State Senator Holly Mitchell Aims to Make it Illegal for Employers to Discriminate Against Blacks with Natural Hair
Mitchell, who wears locs, introduces “Creating a Respectful and Open Workplace for Natural Hair” bill, The CROWN Act. Senator Holly Mitchell of Los Angeles wears locs, and, like many Black women, faced white colleagues’ confusion around it. “I decided to loc at 40,” Mitchell said in an interview. “I was…
Banana Republic Manager Who Told Black Employee to Remove Braids Fired
A white Banana Republic manager who informed Black employee Destiny Thompkins that her box braids hairstyle is too”urban” and”unkempt” for the clothing store and wouldn’t schedule the 19-year-old for shifts unless she removed them is now out of a job. The incident took place Wednesday at a Banana Republic store…
Black Marine Pushes Corps to Expand Hairstyle Policies
By Sheryl Estrada Staff Sgt. Cherie Wright. Photo credit: DVIDS Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. Robert B. Neller approved on Monday locks and two-strand twist hairstyles for women serving in the Marines. Staff Sgt. Cherie Wright played a major role in theapproval. Wright was an advocate and a sponsor…