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1 Oct

Massachusetts Signs CROWN Act, Twins Suspended For Box Braids

by Beauty Tips
Hair, Featured
Massachusetts Signs CROWN Act, Twins Suspended For Box Braids
Massachusetts has develop into the 18th state to adopt a version of the CROWN Act. On July 18 Governor Charlie Baker signed the bill into law which prohibits discrimination based on hairstyles. In 2017, the difficulty of hair discrimination got here to light within the northern state when then-15-year-old twin Black girls, Deanna and Mya Cook were allegedly penalized at college for wearing hair extensions while their white counterparts weren't ridiculed for violating hair protocols. The twins—now students at University of Massachusetts Amherst and University of Massachusetts Dartmouth respectively—attended the bill signing ceremony last month and showed their gratitude to all of those that fought for the statute to be signed into law. Mya said, “It feels amazing to know that we’ve modified so...
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11 Sep

“Don’t Touch My Hair” : Empowering The Next Generation

by Beautifaire101
Nails, Featured
“Don’t Touch My Hair” : Empowering The Next Generation
Solange Knowles said it best ladies, “Don’t Touch My Hair” in her iconic ‘A Seat at The Table’ 2016 album. But now here in 2022, sadly enough we're STILL having this same conversation.  Black Women we’ve all been there, within the workplace judged, over admired or continually questioned on the changes of our hairstyles. Whether buzz cut or braids, Black women and our hair are sometimes the subject of conversation, while our Caucasian counterparts proceed to navigate through the workplace freely. As if Black women don’t must tackle enough within the workforce, the alternative of our hairstyle is yet one more task added to the never ending list on any given workday.  Studies show Black women were 1.5 times more likely to...
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