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State Senator Sarah Anthony says she won’t be running next year to represent Michigan’s 7th congressional district. Republican Tom Barrett plans to run for the seat again.
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It’s now illegal in Michigan to discriminate against someone because of their natural hair texture, and styles associated with it. That includes locs, braids, and twists.
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A bill to add protections for “traits historically associated with race” into Michigan’s Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act is heading to the governor’s desk after passing the Legislature Thursday.
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Michigan’s ban against racial discrimination would extend to “traits historically associated with race” under a bill that passed the Michigan Senate Tuesday.
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Democratic state Senator Sarah Anthony plans to reintroduce legislation that would protect Black Michiganders from hair-based discrimination.
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Lawmakers who represent mid-Michigan districts are set to hold key leadership positions in next year’s Democrat-controlled state legislature. The shakeup in the Capitol could affect the Lansing area.
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Ingham County has become the first in the state to ban hair-based discrimination. The Ingham County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved the…
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Black women are nearly one and a half times more likely than white women to be sent home from their jobs because of their hair.That’s according to a 2019…
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Lansing Democrat Sarah Anthony has been tapped as the Democratic Caucus Chair in the state House of Representatives. WKAR’s Abigail Censky spoke with…
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Some Michigan lawmakers want to join New York and California in prohibiting discrimination based on hair.Employers, education institutions and housing…