PBS NewsHour

How hair discrimination impacts Black Americans

Clip: 04/02/2021 | 8m 46s  | Video has closed captioning.

Last month, Connecticut became one of a growing number of states to make race-based hair discrimination illegal. Yamiche Alcindor reports on how Black Americans often face discrimination because of the way they wear their hair, especially in school and at work.

Aired: 04/02/21

Rating: NR

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