In 2016, the Perception Institute released a study finding a real and quantifiable bias against black persons wearing natural hair. New California laws aim to change that.
Actor Viola Davis wore her natural hair to the 2018 Golden Globes ceremony in Beverly Hills, California, January 7, 2018.The California State Assembly on Thursday passed a bill that would add protections for natural hairstyles and other race-related characteristics to existing state civil rights laws. S.B. 188 now heads to California Governor Gavin Newsom's desk where he is expected to sign it.
In February, New York City's Commission on Human Rights added protections for hairstyle to anti-discrimination ordinances in the workplace and at school. As it pertains to employment, the survey found that one in five black women felt a distinct pressure to straighten their hair for work, twice the proportion of white women who felt a similar pressure.
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