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The Delaware CROWN Act Enacted into Law

Passed unanimously by the General Assembly, the Delaware Crown Act (Create a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair) protected people of color from facing discrimination due to their braids, locs, twists and other hairstyles or hair textures historically associated with race. […]

House Gives Final Passage to Equal Rights Amendment

DOVER – Delaware’s Constitution now includes protections against discrimination for people of all ethnicities after the House unanimously passed an Equal Rights Amendment on Thursday. Senate Bill 31 adds the words “race, color and national origin” to the state Constitution’s […]

Delaware Legislative Black Caucus announces package of racial justice legislation

The Delaware Legislative Black Caucus on Wednesday announced a Justice For All Agenda of legislative priorities to address the systemic racial injustice and police brutality that has impacted people of color in the First State for far too long. The groundbreaking Justice […]

Academy Award winner voices support for CROWN Act legislation

DOVER – Legislation to protect African Americans against discrimination based on certain hair styles got an unexpected boost this week from an Academy Award winner. Introduced by Senator Darius Brown in January, the Delaware CROWN Act (Create a Respectful and Open World for Natural […]