PS 1282, the “Law Against Discrimination Based on Hair Styles,” is Puerto Rico’s version of the CROWN Act.
Amsterdam News has been reporting the news of the day from a Black perspective for 113 years. Donors who choose to give monthly or annually will receive Amsterdam News’ Weekly E-Edition and acclaimed weekday newsletter Editorially Black to their inbox!Afro Puerto Ricans and anti-racist activists demonstrated during an Afro Hair Pride rally in San Juan on Tuesday, May 14.
The Puerto Rican capital witnessed a large gathering of Afro Puerto Ricans and anti-racist activists on Tuesday, May 14. Even with threats of the day’s heat index reaching as high as 108 degrees Fahrenheit, demonstrators showed up in San Juan for an Afro Hair Pride rally designed to prove that people with afro-textured roots love their hair attributes and the inheritance it portrays.
This year’s version of the bill is a follow-up to the original 2021 legislation which stalled in the House of Representatives.
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