California bans discrimination against afros, dreadlocks

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California bans discrimination against afros and dreadlocks

File: Employers will still be permitted to require employees to secure their hair for safety or hygienic reasons.LOS ANGELES - California became the first US state to ban racial discrimination based on hairstyle, passing a law to ensure afros and dreadlocks can be worn at all schools and offices.

"This law protects the right of Black Californians to choose to wear their hair in its natural form, without pressure to conform to Eurocentric norms," the state senator said. California Governor Gavin Newsom, who signed the bill, spoke of a high school student who was forced last December to cut off his dreadlocks before a wrestling match or forfeit the bout.

"That is played out in workplaces, it's played out in schools -- not just in athletic competitions and settings -- every single day all across America."

 

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