For the second time, Senate Republicans blocked a bill that would ban race-based discrimination of hair, specifically natural, textured hair and protective hairstyles typically worn by African Americans. But advocates aren’t deterred.
, which consists of several organizations that advocate for CROWN laws. “It’s disappointing that these legislators, at the federal level, don’t have the sensitivity, or the foresight to really recognize that how one wears their hair is a freedom of expression issue,” he told Yahoo News.Despite the setback, advocates and Senate Democrats are still pushing for the bill to become law.
“It's a freedom of expression issue but it’s [also] a right to control your body issue,” Morial said. “And it is a civil rights issue because traditional or natural hairstyles are treated differently.” Yahoo News contacted Paul for comment, and a spokesperson pointed to his remarks on the floor. During the reading of the legislation on Dec. 14. Paul stated, “The Supreme Court found in the 1973 case, McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. Green, that using a pretextual reason as a cover for discrimination is a violation of federal civil rights law and subsequently, the protections sought by this bill are already provided for in federal law.
“Black hair is beautiful, and no amount of racism or ignorance from the other side of the aisle will stop the power of our movement. I won’t stop pressing to ban race-based hair discrimination and I urge the Senate to use any legislative avenue to pass this critical bill and send it to President Biden’s desk,”As lawmakers seek to pass a federal measure, 19 states have passed similar legislation that prohibits race-based hair discrimination.
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