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Oscar winner calls for expansion of laws against discrimination based on hair

by Meghan McCarty Carino

Feb 12, 2020

The director of "Hair Love" said so-called Crown Acts should apply in all 50 states.

Filmmakers Matthew A. Cherry and Karen Rupert Toliver pose with their Oscars for Best Animated Short Film for "Hair Love" on Feb. 9, 2020.

Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images

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