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Anniversaries, 3 Jul 2027

CROWN Act anniversary

On 3 July 2019 California became the first US state to ban discrimination against natural hairstyles at work and school.

The CROWN Act, short for Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair, was written by State Senator Holly Mitchell and passed both houses of the California Legislature without a vote against. Governor Gavin Newsom signed it on 3 July 2019. It made it unlawful to treat hair texture and protective styles such as braids, locs and twists as grounds for refusing a job or disciplining a pupil. Many other states followed with laws of their own, and campaigners mark the date each year as CROWN Day. Supporters see the law as protecting Black people from a common form of bias; some employers had argued that dress codes are a private matter.

Hairstyles tied to CROWN Act anniversary

CornrowsBraided style named in many hair discrimination casesBox braidsProtective style the law coversDreadlocksLocs, often the subject of school and job disputes

Still to be written: Hair twists.

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