While 27 states have enacted similar versions of the CROWN Act, there is no federal legislation protecting the right.
The data also revealed that 66 percent of Black women often change their hair for a job interview.
Tiffany Mitchell, an American basketball star who plays professionally in Australia, has accused the Basketball Australia league of racially discriminating against her because of a rule banning players from wearing their hair in braids.
The state of Illinois is changing how schools regulate the hairstyles of their students with a new law prohibiting institutions from ruling against braids, twists and any hairstyle historically associated with race and ethnicity.
An Ohio private school receives criticism for banning Black hairstyles.
A timeline has been compiled of Black people being discriminated against because of their hair.
