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Mel B among Britons taking fight against afro hair discrimination to parliament
World Afro Day campaign urges MPs to update Equality Act to make afro hair a protected characteristic
The Labour MP Paulette Hamilton and singer Mel B are among leading Black Britons urging parliamentarians to make the UK the first western country to introduce a law to end afro hair discrimination. The campaign will host a drop-in clinic at parliament with Hamilton, the WAD founder Michelle De Leon, Hutchinson and the TV and radio presenter Sarah-Jane Crawford. Campaigners have long argued that British children are for wearing natural styles and protective methods for the upkeep of their afro hair, while adults in UK offices also face discrimination, harassment and assault.
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