The Crown Act Just Passed in Nebraska, Making Hair Discrimination Illegal
The Crown Act makes it illegal to discriminate against a person because of their hair. You’d think this would be the law in all 50 states, but unfortunately it’s not. In fact, it’s only been passed in a handful of states—but that number has risen to 10 states, thanks to Nebraska.
Nebraska joins California, New York, New Jersey, Maryland, Colorado, Washington, Virginia, Delaware, and Connecticut in the fight to protect employees and students who choose to wear their hair in styles including braids, locs, or rock their natural curls and coils.