The bill, which would ban race-based hair discrimination and provide necessary protection against housing and employment prejudice, will head to the Senate next.
, which would prohibit "discrimination based on an individual's texture or style of hair," also provides the specific context that "routinely, people of African descent are deprived of educational and employment opportunities.
The CROWN Act has been led by the CROWN Coalition, founded by Dove, the National Urban League, Color of Change and the Western Center on Law & Poverty. It has the White House's support and will now head to the Senate, where it's being sponsored by Democratic Sen. Cory Booker.
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