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							<title>Puerto Rico Governor Signs Law Prohibiting Hair Discrimination</title>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jul 2024 23:53:19 +0000</pubDate>
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															<description><![CDATA[Puerto Rico had officially banned   hair discrimination including Afros, curls, locs, twists, and braids.]]></description>
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																												<media:text>FILE - A bronze statue of San Juan Bautista stands in front the Capitol building flanked by U.S. and Puerto Rican flags, in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The Caribbean island&#039;s governor on Wednesday, July 24, 2024, signed a law that prohibits discrimination against people wearing Afros, curls, locs, twists, braids and other hairstyles in the racially diverse U.S. territory. (AP Photo/Ricardo Arduengo, File)</media:text>
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							<title>Black Teen Suspended from Texas School because of Dreadlocks</title>
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							<dc:creator><![CDATA[Virginia Isaad]]></dc:creator>
							<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jan 2020 18:21:16 +0000</pubDate>
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															<description><![CDATA[A Trinidadian teen at a public high school in Texas has been suspended and told he can&#8217;t walk the graduation ceremony unless he cuts his dreadlocks in accordance with school policy. Barbers Hill High School senior Deandre Arnold told KPRC that he&#8217;d been in compliance with school rules until they recently changed it and are]]></description>
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							<title>Cory Booker Is Bringing The Crown Act to Congress to End Hair Discrimination Nationwide</title>
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							<dc:creator><![CDATA[Johanna Ferreira]]></dc:creator>
							<pubDate>Fri, 06 Dec 2019 14:03:30 +0000</pubDate>
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															<description><![CDATA[&#160; Black people have been facing hair discrimination in the states for centuries — black women especially. To be told that the natural hair that grows from your scalp isn’t appropriate at work or even in schools is not only racist but it’s deeply traumatizing on so many levels, and it’s about times U.S. federal]]></description>
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							<title>All Salons Should Be Able to Style Textured Hair</title>
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							<dc:creator><![CDATA[Johanna Ferreira]]></dc:creator>
							<pubDate>Wed, 20 Nov 2019 23:40:17 +0000</pubDate>
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															<description><![CDATA[The decriminalization of black hair is something that has existed for centuries. In fact, it’s only been as recent as this year that hair discrimination in the state of California and in New York City have become illegal. It’s still very much allowed everywhere else. While it’s a significant and important move towards equality, it’s]]></description>
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							<title>Shonda Rhimes Teams Up With Dove to Protect Black Girls from Hair Discrimination</title>
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							<dc:creator><![CDATA[Yvette Montoya]]></dc:creator>
							<pubDate>Wed, 23 Oct 2019 18:31:22 +0000</pubDate>
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															<description><![CDATA[Five years ago, it was rare to see women on TV or in ads wearing their natural curls or rocking protective hairstyles. Today women have been more empowered than ever to proudly wear their curls and in ways that protect their natural texture. Watching TV or scrolling through instagram it would seem that it’s becoming]]></description>
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							<title>5 Human Rights Laws Protecting People of Color in the U.S.</title>
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							<dc:creator><![CDATA[Virginia Isaad]]></dc:creator>
							<pubDate>Wed, 09 Oct 2019 17:00:54 +0000</pubDate>
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															<description><![CDATA[Amidst a political climate that’s left immigrants and people of color feeling discriminated against and unsafe, many states are working to ensure marginalized communities are protected. From the recent ban on the usage of the term “illegal alien” in New York City to the ban of hair discrimination in California and New York, there are]]></description>
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							<title>Discrimination Against Natural Hair Is Now Illegal in CA</title>
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							<dc:creator><![CDATA[Johanna Ferreira]]></dc:creator>
							<pubDate>Mon, 29 Apr 2019 17:37:27 +0000</pubDate>
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															<description><![CDATA[Whenever someone who doesn’t have textured hair asks me why brown and Black women with naturally curly hair are so obsessed with their hair — I quickly check them. Not only do we genuinely love to switch things up — and we can because our hair is that versatile — but to live in a]]></description>
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							<title>Natural Hair Is Still Under Attack in the Dominican Republic</title>
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							<dc:creator><![CDATA[Johanna Ferreira]]></dc:creator>
							<pubDate>Thu, 28 Mar 2019 19:19:25 +0000</pubDate>
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															<description><![CDATA[Pelo bueno and pelo malo are terms that get thrown around with such frequency that it’s surprising they aren’t the first words to roll off of every Dominican baby’s lips. Textured hair is often viewed as unruly, unattractive and almost certainly unprofessional — this is, of course, through the lens of our mothers, grandmothers and Dominican society]]></description>
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							<title>Why NYC’s Ban Against Hair Discrimination Is so Important for WOC</title>
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							<dc:creator><![CDATA[Hip Latina]]></dc:creator>
							<pubDate>Tue, 19 Feb 2019 17:00:44 +0000</pubDate>
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															<description><![CDATA[Bias and discrimination against curly haired people of African descent is as old as cuando cuca bailaba — as my Dominican mom would say. In other words, it’s been around for centuries and its deeply rooted in racial discrimination and white supremacy. Many of us curly haired folks,  grew up conditioned to believe that our]]></description>
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