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Image credits: @thecrownact The AJL would like to spotlight the Crown Act, legislation that will ban race-based hair discrimination. The CROWN Act, H.R. 2116, represents Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair. After being introduced by Representative Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ), H.R. 2116 was passed by the House in March 2022. Currently, H.R. 2116 sits in the Senate. If it gains a majority (51 out of 100 votes), race-based hair discrimination will be illegal i