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California Becomes First State To Ban “Hair Discrimination”

Effective January 1. In 2006, R&B singer India.Arie released a song titled “I Am Not My Hair.” The song highlights the struggle many Black people face when deciding between wearing a natural hairstyle versus a more Eurocentric hairstyle in order to...
By: Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP
Source Url: https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/california-becomes-first-state-to-ban-37833/

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