Black lawmakers reintroduce bill to ban hair discrimination

(The Hill) -- A bicameral host of Black lawmakers on Wednesday reintroduced legislation offering protections against hair discrimination.Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman and Sen. Cory Booker gathered outside the Capitol with fellow lawmakers, as well as Adjoa B. Asamoah, co-founder of the CROWN Coalition, in announcing the Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair Act, or CROWN Act. Watson Coleman said the lawmakers were reintroducing the bill for “the simple reason th