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Black Michigan Woman Fined $385 For Talking Too Loud

Diamond Robinson

A Black Michigan woman who was fined $385 for talking too loud believes that the fine was racially motivated. On Thursday, May 2th, Diamond Robinson walked back and forth on her block in her Eastpointe neighborhood in Detroit while talking on her phone. A white female resident approached Robinson and …

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Delaware Passes The Crown Act, Makes Hair Discrimination Illegal

Members of SAG-AFTRA Urging US Senate to Pass 'Crown' Act To Stop Hair Discrimination

Thanks to the Crown Act, hair styled in braids, locs, and other natural styles will be legally protected by the act in Delaware. The bill was enacted on April 13 by Governor John Carney. It makes hair discrimination in schools and workplaces illegal, Glamour reported. Hair discrimination is already prohibited …

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Texas High School Suspends Male Student Over Painted Nails

Trevor Wilkinson's Nails

A teenage boy said that he was punished by his high school in Clyde, Texas, for wearing nail polish. According to the New York Daily News, 17-year-old Trevor Wilkinson, a senior at Clyde High School, claims he received an in-school suspension earlier this week, when he returned to school after …

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