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\"It will expand the definition of race to include natural hairstyles, like Afros, twists, Bantu knots and protective hairstyles like braids, that people of African descent wear,\" Jawando said in an interview with ABC Washington D.C. station WTOP.

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\"We have over 200,000 black and Latina women in Montgomery County, many of whom get up every day and make decisions about how they are going to present themselves to the world,\" Jawando said.

Montgomery's news follows similar legislations passed on a state level in California, New York and New Jersey.

Sen. Cory Booker also announced efforts in December 2019 to pass the first federal bill banning hair discrimination.

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