Chaumtoli Huq Discusses Ban on Hair Discrimination

Former Fellow Chaumtoli Huq (’99) was quoted in a New York Times article about New York City’s new guidelines prohibiting targeting people because of their hair or hairstyle (“New York City to Ban Discrimination Based on Hair,” Feb. 18). “As more high-profile black women … opt for natural hairstyles, twists, braids, we may see a positive cultural shift that would impact how courts view these guidelines that seek to prevent discrimination based on hair,” she said.