U.S. House Passes Crown Act

The U.S. House just passed the Crown Act, banning race-based hair discriminination in employment and against those participating in federally assisted programs, housing programs and public accommodations.

Crown stands for  "Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair." 

The House voted 235-189 to pass the CROWN Act, seeking to protect against bias based on hair texture and protective styles, including locs, cornrows, twists, braids, Bantu knots and Afros.

The bill now heads to the Senate, where Democratic Senator Cory Booker of New Jersey has sponsored the chamber's version of the bill.

"As a Black woman who loves my braids, I know what it's like to feel isolated because of how I wear my hair," Democratic representative Cori Bush of Missouri said Friday on the House floor before the vote. "This is the last time we say no more to Black people being demeaned and discriminated against for the same hairstyles that corporations profit from. No more to Black people being made to feel like we have to cut our locs just to get a job. This is the last time we say no more to Black people being made to feel like we have to straighten our hair to be deemed professional.".

The CROWN Act is already law in more than a dozen states, after California was the first to pass it in 2019.

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