The Austin City Council has approved implementing the Austin CROWN Act, which stands for 'Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair”.
Austin City Council
approved implementing the Austin CROWN Act, which stands for "Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair". The act means amending City Code to revise the definition of "Discriminatory Employment Practice" to include protective hairstyles. This means a hairstyle necessitated by, or resulting from, the characteristics of a hair texture or hairstyle commonly associated with race, national origin, ethnicity, or culture, and includes but is not limited to afros, bantu knots, braids, cornrows, curls, locs, twists, or hair that is tightly coiled or tightly curled, says the city.
Council had directed the city manager to work with stakeholders, including civil rights organizations, organizations representing the interests of workers and protected classes, and businesses, on further recommendations for this civil rights ordinance and for the Civil Rights Office and hosting community forums.
Malaysia Latest News, Malaysia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Jay Leno shows off his unrestored 1959 Austin-Healey SpriteMeet a one-owner Austin-Healey Sprite that sat in a garage for close to 50 years.
Read more »
Events - Pride Events - The Austin Chronicle
Read more »
Austin Filmmakers Take Their Three Headed Beast to TribecaAustin-made sexual drama Three Headed Beast gets its world premiere at the tribecafilmfest.
Read more »
Direct flight from London to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport sparks concerns from travelersOne of the first Virgin Atlantic flights landed Wednesday afternoon and passengers on board say it was smooth, but their experience at the Austin-Bergstrom International Airport was far from it.
Read more »
UT Austin, 19 other schools form Alliance of Hispanic Serving Research UniversitiesRepresenting nine states, the universities together enrolled 766,718 students in Fall 2020; of those, roughly 33% (254,399) were Hispanic.
Read more »