Banning discrimination based on hair styles top priority

A COALITION – STATE REPS. LA’TASHA D. MAYES AND JOANNA MCCLINTON, WHO ALSO SERVES AS THE STATE HOUSE SPEAKER, ANNOUNCE THE “CROWN ACT COALITION” DURING AN EVENT AT THE UNION TRUST BUILDING, DOWNTOWN, MARCH 8. (PHOTO BY MARLON MARTIN) Reps. Mayes, McClinton launch ‘CROWN Act Coalition’ during Pittsburgh event & Prohibiting discrimination based on hair type, hair texture or hair style is one step away from a reality in Pennsylvania. State Rep. La’Tasha D. Mayes, who represents the 24th House District, and Pa. House Speaker Joanna McClinton, both African American women, are leading the charge to pass the CROWN Act in Pennsylvania. The CROWN Act has already passed the Pa. House by a vote of 182-21. Now it just has to get through the state Senate. On Friday, March 8, the Pennsylvania CROWN Act Coalition was formed and announced during an event in Downtown Pittsburgh. Among those in attendance were Pittsburgh’s First Lady, Michelle Gainey, state Rep. Aerion Abney, City Councilman Khari Mosley, former Urban League of Greater Pittsburgh President and CEO Esther L. Bush, and Allegheny County Executive Sara Innamorato. STATE REPS. LA’TASHA D. MAYES, RIGHT, AND JOANNA MCCLINTON WITH FIRST LADY OF PITTSBURGH, MICHELLE GAINEY, CENTER. The coalition...