Paras Griffin/Getty Images for ESSENCESen. Cory Booker has officially taken action to support the CROWN Act — Create a Respectful and Open Workplace for Natural Hair — with the announcement of a new bill.
On Thursday, the New Jersey lawmaker and Democratic presidential candidate unveiled the bill, which bans discrimination based on hair textures and hairstyles commonly associated with a particular race or national origin.
Rep. Cedric Richmond of Louisiana also introduced companion legislation in the House of Representatives, joined by Congresswomen Ayanna Pressley, Marcia Fudge and Barbara Lee.
“Discrimination against black hair is discrimination against black people,” Booker said in a statement. “Implicit and explicit biases against natural hair are deeply
