SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - The House passed the Crown Act bill Friday which bans discrimination against African American hairstyles. Crown stands for Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair.

“The cultural significance of the CROWN movement goes beyond laws and policies that have children being sent home from school or people getting fired from their jobs. It's really about changing ...

Darryl George in September outside Barbers Hill High School in Texas. (Michael Wyke/AP) The CROWN Act, a law created to abolish race-based hair discrimination, is legal in 24 states. But a Black teen ...

Congress passed the Age Discrimination in Employment Act in 1967 to provide legal protection for the employment rights of people from 40 to 65 years of age. Congress amended the Act in 1978 to extend ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley (D) is re-introducing an “historic” bill in an effort to enshrine protections for the LGBTQ+ community under federal law. With Merkley leading the ...

Discover how the Robinson-Patman Act tackles price discrimination in commerce, its implications for businesses, and why it's ...

The House of Representatives approved legislation Friday that would codify actions deemed to discriminate against black people who have certain styles or textures of hair — such as Afros or cornrows — ...

Five years ago, Mya and Deanna Cook, Boston-area high school students, made national headlines after their school punished them for wearing braided hair extensions. The twin girls, who are Black, ...

The U.S. Supreme Court on June 5 made it easier for workers to file so-called "reverse discrimination" lawsuits after siding with Ohio worker Marlean Ames who claimed she didn't get a job and was ...