'These long-deprived voices deserve more than an opening song-and-dance sequence. They deserve trophies, and HairLove's win should be the rule, not the exception.'
found that Black women are 80 percent more likely to change their natural hair to meet societal norms and expectations at their workplace, and 50 percent of Black women are more likely to be sent home from their work, or know a black woman who has been sent home, because of her hairstyle. The Crown Act is a law that prohibits discrimination based on hairstyle or hair texture and has already been passed in California, New Jersey, and New York, with 22 more states currently considering it.
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