CROWN Act

A bill to outlaw discrimination against traits associated with race — including hair texture and styles like locs, braids, and twists — became Michigan law Thursday.

The Michigan House voted Thursday to send an anti-discrimination bill protecting “traits historically associated with race” to the governor.

Michigan’s ban against racial discrimination would extend to “traits historically associated with race” under a bill that passed the Michigan Senate Tuesday.

Michigan lawmakers introduced a bill in the state Senate Tuesday to stop discrimination against natural hair in the workplace.

A couple of weeks ago, Jurnee Hoffmeyer got her hair cut by another student on the bus home from school, her father, Jimmy, says.It didn’t look…