Peduto submits legislation to protect Black Pittsburghers from hairstyle discrimination

[mountaineer]

Not a joke. An actual news story out of Pittsburgh, PA.

Peduto submits legislation to protect Black Pittsburghers from hairstyle discrimination
Tom Davidson
 Monday, October 5, 2020 4:03 p.m.
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

Black Pittsburghers would be protected from hairstyle discrimination in legislation Mayor Bill Peduto is submitting to City Council this week.

“Black hair is and always has been professional, but that has not always been reflected by employers, schools or agencies in this city,” Peduto said in a statement. “This legislation affirms our commitment to improving outcomes for Black residents and make certain that they do not face natural hair discrimination in the workplace, when searching for a home, or when entering a business.”

Called the CROWN Act — Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair — the legislation adds “hairstyles and protective cultural textures and hairstyles” language to the city code governing discrimination. ...

More at Trib

KDKA adds:

...  Mayor Bill Peduto’s office says Black individuals hair is worn in variety of hairstyles which hold cultural and personal significance, but he says modern ideas of professionalism tend to reflect white hairstyles.

His office found that Black woman are 1.5 times more likely to be sent home from work for their hair, and 3.4 times more likely to be considered unprofessional.

This legislations would allow for anyone who is a victims of hairstyle discrimination to report it to the city’s Commission on Human Relations.

That Commission will be releasing guidance to landlords, employers, and business owners to understand this ordinance. ...

<-- speaking of hair ...

[mountaineer]

Bill Pedoofus, making it safe for the Patriots to play the Steelers.

Thanks, bro!

[PeteS in CA]

Well, that's a solution in search of a problem.

[mountaineer]

Although this latest bit of pandering nonsense didn't come from Pittsburgh's Mayor Pedopey (surprisingly), it's in the same county. Close enough:

Allegheny County Council Votes Unanimously To Make Juneteenth A Paid Holiday For County Employees
Juneteenth is a holiday that recognizes the end of slavery in 1865 when slaves in Texas finally learned of their emancipation.
October 20, 2020 at 5:49 pm

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Bethany Hallam, Allegheny County Council member at large, said on Twitter that the council voted unanimously to recognize Juneteenth as a paid holiday.  ...