Bill To Defend ‘Protective Hairstyles’ From Discrimination Passes First Committee

SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — A new bill to end discrimination against natural hairstyles has passed its first hurdle with a unanimous vote. The bill applies to various styles including braids, dreadlocks, and twists.
This comes after an incident sparked outrage in December when a white referee forced a black high school wrestler to cut off his dreadlocks or forfeit his match. The athlete was already wearing a cover over his hair, but the referee said that was not enough.
The wrestler eventually ag