Illinois legislators passed without opposition a measure that would ban discrimination based on hair textures and styles in the workplace.
Growing up on Chicago’s West Side, it was always made clear to Avalon Betts-Gaston how she should wear her hair.
“In my own safe space, I was able to embrace who I was, but when I walked out the door, I knew I had to put on another person,” said Betts-Gaston, 53. “Society wasn’t ready to embrace me even though I was ready to embrace myself.” The Create a Respectful and Open Workplace for Natural Hair — or CROWN — Act amends the Illinois Human Rights Act to make explicit that “race” includes associated traits such as hair texture and styles. The bill now awaits Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s signature.“No one should have to miss out on a job opportunity or miss a school graduation because of the hair that grows naturally out of their head,” state Sen. Mattie Hunter, a Chicago Democrat and the bill’s sponsor, said in a statement. “It’s 2022.
“If it is wrong to judge by the color of one’s skin, isn’t it also wrong to judge by the way one styles their hair?” Hunter said.
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