Discrimination Against Natural Hair

For instance many companies may label cornrows dreadlocks and twists as extreme when they actually have a purpose for natural hair retaining length and protecting ends.

Discrimination against natural hair. Dymon davis beamed with pride as she clocked into work at a queens jewelry store. Hair remains a rampant source of racial. Court grants ldf s request to enjoin enforcement of a discriminatory dress and grooming policy against a black high school student.

Ldf continues to fight for the passage of the crown act and against every form of hair bias alongside the crown coalition. Download the primer as a pdf. The natural hair community is a sisterhood of black and bi racial women who have made the decision to abstain from relaxers and chemical hair treatments in exchange for the unprocessed form of.

Implemented earlier this year the measure prohibits schools and workplaces from discriminating against people based on their natural hairstyles. Hair bias often stems from stereotypes that black hair in its natural state is dirty or unkempt says patricia okonta an attorney for the naacp legal defense and educational fund. Many people end up discriminating against natural hair because they don t understand the necessary styling options when dealing with natural hair.

The crown act marks an exigent precipice in the fight against natural hair discrimination.