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Cuyahoga County Council adopts Crown Act ordinance banning hair-based discrimination
Summary
The Cuyahoga County Council voted 10-1 on Oct. 14 to adopt Ordinance 20250004, prohibiting discrimination based on hair texture or hairstyles commonly associated with a race in housing, employment and public accommodations.
Cuyahoga County Council voted 10-1 on Oct. 14 to adopt Ordinance 20250004, prohibiting discrimination on the basis of a person’s hair texture or hairstyles commonly associated with a particular race or national origin in housing, employment and places of public accommodation.
The ordinance’s sponsor, Councilman Houser, urged colleagues to approve the measure as a protection for residents who want to “show up as their authentic self.” Councilwoman Turner framed the ordinance as a civil-rights and dignity issue, saying the measure ends “discrimination…
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