NYC to Ban Discrimination Based on Hair

Targeting people based on their hair or hairstyle will now be legally considered racial discrimination in New York City under new guidelines from the New York City Commission on Human Rights, the New York Times reports. The change in law is meant to ensure protection for black people who often face disciplinary action at work or school based on hair.

The guidelines state the right of New York residents to “maintain their “natural hair, treated or untreated hairstyles such as locs, cornrows, twists, braids, Bantu knots, fades, Afros, and/or the right to keep hair in an…