Legislation to ban discrimination against people based on their natural hair texture and related styles made it out of the Michigan Senate today [TUES].
The bill is commonly called the “CROWN Act.” It would create civil rights protections for traits associated with race.
It’s in response to numerous reports of people being denied jobs… promotions… or health care for wearing their hair in styles like afros or locs.
Democratic Senator Sarah Anthony has worked for years to get the bill passed. She says she hopes it will keep people from missing out professionally because of their hair.
Anthony says, "The workplace needs to expand, right? I think in the governor’s State of the State, she said, you know, bigotry is bad for business and so when we are looking to attract talent from all over the country, all over the globe, we need to make sure that we’re being as inclusive as we possibly can be."
Opponents question whether the bill is too broad.
