I hope y'all had a good week! Here's a quick run down of some of this week's stories you need to know about.
The House finally passed the CROWN Act to ban the discrimination of Black hairstyles in workplaces and schools.
“For too long, Black girls have been discriminated against and criminalized for the hair that grows on our heads and the way we move through and show up in this world,” Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass) said during debate prior to the bill’s passage.
And on Wednesday, Jussie Smollett was released from jail after and appeals court ordered that he be released from released from jail during the appeal of his conviction on charges that he lied to police about a racist and homophobic attack.
The famed tennis star and the former NBA basketball player both opened up about their mental health struggles and the damaging effect that criticism had on their psyche.
