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N.J. Assembly Democrats McKnight, Reynolds-Jackson, Speight, Timberlake Bill to Prohibit Hair Discrimination Signed Into Law
December 21, 2019
TRENTON, New Jersey, Dec. 21 -- The New Jersey Assembly Democrats issued the following news:

Aiming to protect people of color facing discrimination based on their hairstyle, legislation to amend New Jersey's Law Against Discrimination to prohibit such discrimination was signed into law Thursday by the Governor.

The law (A-5564), sponsored by Assemblywomen Angela McKnight (D-Hudson), Verlina Reynolds-Jackson (D-Mercer, Middlesex), Shanique Speight (D-Essex) and Bri . . .

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