New York State requires all cosmetology schools to include education about textured hair in their curriculum. The bill, introduced in April by New York State Sen. Jamaal T. Bailey, was signed into law ...

Natural hair has emerged as a personal and political issue in New York. Diverse self-expression through wearing natural hair and hairstyles has led to discrimination and diminished access to ...

STAMFORD, Connecticut (WABC) -- Connecticut is following New York's footsteps by changing the standards for beauticians to get a cosmetology license. That includes training and education to satisfy ...

UPDATE (August 7, 2024): After New York passed a law at the end of 2023 requiring all cosmetology schools in the state to make textured hair education part of the general curriculum, two other states ...