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Showing posts with label black hair. Show all posts
Showing posts with label black hair. Show all posts
Saturday, March 16, 2024

West Virginia Senate Republicans killed the CROWN Act intended to protect against discrimination based on hair style

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Republican lawmakers in West Virginia have killed a bill that would have banned discrimination against Black hairstyles, known as the CRO...
Friday, June 23, 2023

TV reporter takes off wig, reveals locs on Juneteenth, her 'natural hair liberation day'

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Akilah Davis, a local news anchor chose Juneteenth to share her journey to hair freedom and to unveil her locs because she wants to be t...
Monday, May 30, 2022

Barack Obama reunites with boy from ‘Hair Like Mine’ photo

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Former US President Barack Obama has shared his virtual reunion with Jacob Philadelphia, the boy who famously touched his head in the 2009...
Sunday, March 20, 2022

Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman and others celebrate House Passage of the CROWN Act

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The House of Representatives has passed H.R.2116, the Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair (CROWN) Act. The act would pro...
Friday, March 18, 2022

House Passes CROWN Act, Banning Discrimination Against Natural Black Hairstyles

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The US House on Friday passed legislation that would ban race-based hair discrimination in employment and against those participating in...
Thursday, February 17, 2022

Chicago mother speaks out after African American hair discrimination bill named after son passes

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In 2021 4-year-old Jett Hawkins was sent home from preschool for having braids. His mom, Ida Nelson promised her son that she would mak...
Saturday, January 18, 2020

Short film "Hair Love" nominated for Academy Award

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Congratulations to former NFL player Matthew A. Cherry! His short film "Hair Love" has been nominated for an Academy Award. ...
Friday, January 17, 2020

Rep. Ayanna Pressley reveals that she has Alopecia

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Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley opened up today for the first time about her battle with alopecia, the condition that causes hair loss. In a...
Thursday, December 05, 2019

Congressional Black Caucus members introduce legislation banning natural hair discrimination

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Washington, D.C.- Today, Congressman Cedric Richmond (LA-02) along with Congresswomen Barbara Lee (CA-13), Marcia Fudge (OH-11), Ayanna ...
Tuesday, April 23, 2019

Bill To End Hair Discrimination In The Workplace And Schools Passes Senate Vote In California

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Sen. Holly J. Mitchell The CROWN Coalition, a national alliance comprised of the National Urban League, Western Center on Law &...
Tuesday, August 28, 2018

Archdiocese of New Orleans's says school's hair extension policy rescinded

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A Catholic school official said Monday that a suburban New Orleans school has rescinded its policy forbidding hair extensions. But it ...
Tuesday, July 03, 2018

Jada Pinkett-Smith's Hair Loss Confession Shines a Light on Alopecia in Black Women

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Jada Pinkett-Smith's testimony about losing her hair has brought attention to the fact that up to 47% of African American women ...
Friday, February 10, 2017

Army lifts ban on dreadlocks for female soldiers

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The Army released a sweeping update to grooming and appearance regulations on Tuesday that, in addition to authorizing religious beards ...
Wednesday, December 28, 2016

How Women of Color Are Taking the Hair Business Into Their Own Hands

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Marrying tech and beauty isn’t a new concept, but most of the existing hair service apps don’t include a diverse enough range of options...
Sunday, October 02, 2016

You Can Be Fired for Wearing Dreadlocks

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In a decision that delimits the concept of race to physical characteristics that are “immutable,” a federal appeals court ruled last ...
Tuesday, August 09, 2016

Why Black Teens May Feel Pulled Between Health and Hair

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Cultural pressure surrounding hair is so powerful that some African-American adolescents say they avoid sweating because it could mess...
Sunday, May 01, 2016

Hairstyles, Not Hair Type, Responsible For Widespread Hair Loss In Black Women

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New research suggests certain scalp-pulling hairstyles may underlie gradual hair loss. Hair can be a touchy subject. It’s considered...
Thursday, February 20, 2014

The reviews are in for NAPPY, a book for little black girls.

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The reviews are in for NAPPY! NAPPY a short picture book letting young black girls know how beautiful both they and their hair are...
Friday, January 10, 2014

Blue Ivy's hair is an issue? Really?

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I must have been under a rock for a few days. Today when coming online to sites like Facebook and Twitter I have just learned that ...