New York Officially Bans Discrimination Against Natural Hair

Gov. Andrew Cuomo's signed Assembly Bill 07797, which 'prohibits race discrimination based on natural hair or hairstyles,' into law.

: Black women are 50 percent more likely to be sent home or know a black woman sent home from work because of her hair.

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