HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) — Pennsylvania is one step closer to making it illegal to discriminate against a person based on their hair. House Bill 439, also known as the CROWN Act, is now headed to the ...

(WHTM) – Pennsylvania lawmakers have passed a bill that would amend the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act to ban hair discrimination. On Wednesday, the Pennsylvania State Senate voted 44-3 to pass the ...

Shana Bonner, left, styles the hair of Pho Gibson at Exquisite U hair salon in Sacramento, Calif., Wednesday, July 3, 2019. Pennsylvania has joined more than two dozen other states in passing laws ...

Behind the CROWN Act celebration are stories of Black women who altered their natural hair to fit work norms, and the ensuing health and identity costs.

Original drafters of the CROWN Act, Rep. La'Tasha D. Mayes and House Speaker Joanna McClinton, have announced that the PA ...

“The Crown Act is more than legislation; it’s a long-awaited step toward honoring who we are,” said Sierra Dunn, executive director of Gov. Shapiro’s Advisory Commission on African American Affairs.

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SO SOME PENNSYLVANIA LAWMAKERS ARE PUSHING FOR THE PASSAGE OF THE CROWN ACT, WHICH IS AIMED AT ENDING HAIR DISCRIMINATION. I’M NOW JOINED BY REPRESENTATIVE MANNY GUZMAN JR, WHO IS CALLING FOR IT TO ...

HOMESTEAD, Pa. (KDKA) -- A bill that plans to end hair-based discrimination sits in the state Senate. The Pennsylvania CROWN Act passed the House of Representatives last year, but it still hasn't ...