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Tresses on trial – How the Crown Act Aims to Fight Hair Discrimination

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Sydnee Hassan | freshman – Charles Herbert Flowers, Springdale, MD |  Winter/Spring 2021
Bismarcke Maculey, III | sophomore – Homeschooled | Winter/Spring 2021

De’Andre Arnold and Kaden Bradford — Image by Juanell Core of Core Photography

The CROWN Act — its’ a growing movement with more and more states enacting laws that protect against discrimination against hairstyles traditionally associated with people of African descent including braids, locs, and twists on the job, at school.  These styles are most often connected to women, but men and boys also rock locs and other natural styles.