A Michigan school cut a 7-year-old biracial girl's hair, but she won in the end Yahoo News spoke to Jurnee Hoffmeyer about hair discrimination — a day before Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed the Crown Act into law. Michigan girl, Jurnee Hoffmeyer, before and after her hair was cut on school property. (Hoffmeyer family) In March 2021, Jurnee Hoffmeyer, a biracial 7-year-old, had her hair cut by staff at her elementary school. She knew this didn’t seem right — and questioned why they were doing this to her. “It made [...]
