Rachel Tucker, a Black woman visiting the upscale Hamptons restaurant 75 Main, has alleged racial profiling after being asked to move tables because her hair was deemed “too big.” Tucker, who was dining with friends, claims restaurant owner Zach Erdem forced her to change seats following complaints from a white family seated nearby, leading to…
On Wednesday, Puerto Rico’s governor signed a landmark law prohibiting discrimination against individuals wearing Afros, curls, locs, twists, braids, and other natural hairstyles. This legislation, celebrated across the racially diverse U.S. territory, provides explicit protections in employment, housing, education, and public services. “This is a victory for generations to come,” said Welmo Romero Joseph, a…
Democratic lawmakers have revived efforts to pass federal legislation aimed at banning discrimination based on a person’s hairstyle or hair texture with the reintroduction of the CROWN Act. Representative Bonnie Watson Coleman of New Jersey introduced HR 8191, also known as the CROWN Act of 2024, in the US House of Representatives on Tuesday, April…
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