Gov. Greg Abbott over the weekend signed into law a bill prohibiting race-based hair discrimination in Texas workplaces, schools and housing policies. It goes into effect in September.
during the legislative session in 2021. The policy, which Abbott signed Saturday, will go into effect Sept. 1.
Twenty states have passed the CROWN Act — an acronym for Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair, according to the, an organization that champions the legislation. Harris County, the state’s most populous, and the city of Austin have adopted versions of the legislation. “I am incredibly thankful to the Governor for signing the CROWN Act into law,” Bowers said in a statement, thanking Sen., a Houston Democrat who sponsored the bill in the Senate, and Adjoa B. Asamoah, who co-founded the CROWN Coalition. “The CROWN Act is a civil rights law that will improve the lives of countless Texans, and it will be appreciated by more people than we can imagine.”“I’m forever grateful for the servant leadership of Representative Bowers and Senator Miles,” Asamoah said.
The movement against natural hair discrimination reached national headlines in 2020 with a series of instances, includingStories like the one you just read come to life at
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