Maryland closer to passing it’s own version of the “Crown Act” banning hair discrimination

Maryland closer to passing it’s own version of the “Crown Act” banning hair discrimination

GAINING NATIONAL ATTENTION.BLACK PEOPLE, DISCRIMINATEDAGAINST BASED ON THEIR HAIR.WMA━2 NEWS' RAY STRICKLANDHAS MORE ABOUT THE ISSUENATIONWIDE━ AND A BILL THATWOULD END THAT KIND OFDISCRIMINATION HERE INMARYLAND.Therestories about hairdiscrimination across thecountry Here in Baltimore, Ispoke to one woman who had todeal with discriminationherself which forced her toquit her job.

18 37 01 50 "Meseeing myself for the firstime." That's how YasmineYoung felt when she decided togo natural.

18 37 09 "I feltlike this is the way I wascreated there's nothing wrongwith it." But, when she workedfor a graphic design companyyears back, she says her hairbecame a problem.

18 41 40 "Iwore my hair in a style calleda twist out." After twoweek━she says managmentvoiced their disapproval 18 4212 "My manager came to me andsaid that some customers didntfeel comfortable with me andsenior management didnt feelcomfortable with me because ofhow I wore my hair." Youngeventually decided to leathe company.

And later startedher own business A hair salonin Charles Village called theDiaspora Salon One that onlystyles natural hair.

Youngsays her black customers havetold her their own storiesabout hair disrimination.

1846 35 "We even have people whoonly wear their hair in anatural state on the weekends.because they cant wear it atwork." Because of stories likeYoung's and others there'sbeen a nationwide push to passwhat is called the Crown Act Alaw that would ban hairdiscrimination based on hairstyle and texture.

Threestates have already passedtheir own version and earlierthis month Montgomery Countybecame the first county in thestate to do so.

Now, Marylandis following suit.

The state'shair discrimination billpassed the senate on Thursday,one step closer to becominglaw.

"It's a great thing and Ithink it's a great stepforward." For Young and hercustomers, she says if it'spassed, it will be a huge sighof relief.

18 47 15 "To havesomebody be judge by theircharacter, and by theirquality of their work andtheir integrity is way moreimportant than how they wearthere hair." Tag: Now, thatMarylaCrown Act has passed thesenate, the house will soonvote on it.

If itthe house, The governor willthen decide whether to veto itor sign it into law.

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