A new law was passed this week in a Washington, D.C. suburb that effectively ends discrimination against Black residents who wear natural hairstyles. The CROWN Act was passed on Friday in Montgomery County, Md., becoming the first local jurisdiction to pass such a law.
An elementary school in Washington, D.C. issued an apology to parents of its fifth-grade class after Black and POC children were asked to portray slaves for a lesson. Officials at Lafayette Elementary School in Northwest Washington sent out the letter last month ahead of winter break.