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Racially diverse Puerto Rico debates bill that aims to ban hair discrimination

Por: WPLG Local 10 Nation January 24, 2024

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SAN JUAN – Legislators in racially diverse Puerto Rico have opened a public debate on a bill to explicitly prohibit discrimination against hairstyles such as cornrows and Afros, sparking a heated debate.Local government officials argue the legislation is unnecessary because federal and local laws already ban such discrimination. But Puerto Rican activists said at a hearing Tuesday that the island’s Afro Caribbean community still faces... + full article



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