A Maryland county has become the first in the United States to ban discrimination based on hairstyle — following similar laws passed this year in other municipalities.
Montgomery County passed the ban Wednesday, by a vote of 30-19, following outcry from African-American and Latino residents who say they have experienced discrimination based on their hair.
The Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair, or CROWN, law makes it illegal to discriminate against a person with a “protective hairstyle” — like those “necessitated by, or resulting from, the immutable characteristics of a hair texture associated with race.”
Under the law, violators could be fined up to $5,000.
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4 comments:
Montgomery county must be the dumbest county in the u.s.
So, now I can sue if I'm being harassed for my skinhead haircut or bushy, bushy blond hairdo.
Girlfriend
I told you my purple and orange hair is good to go
So now the principal won't get after us for our DA's. It only took 65 years.
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