California Poised to Become First US State to Ban Natural Hair Discrimination

A bill to ban the discrimination of natural hairstyles was passed in California last week, making it the first state in the U.S. poised to make the change.

A guest has her hair braided at the Los Angeles Convention Center in Calif. on June 21, 2019. Robin L Marshall/Getty Images for BET

A bill to ban the discrimination of natural hairstyles was passed in California last week, making it the first state in the United States poised to make the change.

In a unanimous vote, the new bill was passed 69 to 0 by California’s state assembly on June 27, reported ABC News.