Nation Feb 22 Judge rules that Texas high school legally suspended Black student over hairstyle By Juan A. Lozano, Associated Press
Nation Sep 25 Watch 4:39 Family of Black teen suspended from school for his hairstyle sues Texas leaders The family of Darryl George, a Black student in Texas suspended over his dreadlocks, has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against Gov. Greg Abbott and Attorney General Ken Paxton. They allege Abbott and Paxton are not enforcing the Crown… By Geoff Bennett, Courtney Norris, Karina Cuevas
Nation Sep 23 Watch 2:55 News Wrap: Tropical Storm Ophelia drenches communities along Atlantic Coast In our news wrap Saturday, Tropical Storm Ophelia made landfall in North Carolina, the family of a Black high school student suspended for his hairstyle is suing Texas Gov. Abbott and Attorney General Paxton, car dealers may soon feel ripple…
Education Sep 23 Texas Gov. Abbott, AG Paxton sued by family of Black student suspended for his hairstyle The family of a Black high school student in Texas who was suspended over his dreadlocks filed a federal civil rights lawsuit Saturday against the state's governor and attorney general, alleging they failed to enforce a new law outlawing discrimination… By Juan A. Lozano, Associated Press
Education Sep 18 Black student in Texas suspended twice for hairstyle despite state ban on racial discrimination After serving an in-school suspension over his hairstyle, a Black high school student in Texas immediately received the same punishment when he arrived at school Monday wearing his hair as before in twisted dreadlocks. By Cheyanne Mumphrey, Juan A. Lozano, Associated Press
Jul 03 Watch 4:38 The effort to ban hairstyle discrimination nationwide By Gabrielle Hays, Casey Kuhn CROWN Act Day is celebrated on July 3 in honor of the date when legislation prohibiting discrimination based on hair texture or style was first passed at the state level. NewsHour Communities correspondent in St. Louis Gabrielle Hays reports on… Continue watching
Jul 03 When CROWN acts stall in states, cities step in to ban hair discrimination By Gabrielle Hays Though more than 20 states across the country have passed CROWN Act legislation in recent years, Missouri has not. Still, cities in the state have enacted their own policy. Continue reading