Pennsylvania is set to join 27 other states across the country in officially prohibiting discrimination based on a person's hair type, texture or style.

On Tuesday, Nov. 25, Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro is expected to join fellow lawmakers at Island Design Natural Hair Studio in West Philadelphia to sign House Bill 439 -- or, Pennsylvania's version of The CROWN Act -- which is legislation intended to ban discrimination in schools and the workplace based on hairstyles.

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Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro is set to sign Pennsylvania's CROWN Act into law at a hair salon in West Philly on Tuesday. The event is scheduled to take place at 10 a.m. and it will be livestreamed at the top of this article.

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