Virginia has a new law banning hair-based discrimination, saying employers and schools can't discriminate against workers or students for having braids, locks, and twists.

And this discrimination is something that sadly happens around the country. One example includes two Black students who were suspended earlier this year from a Texas high school and were told that they couldn't come back unless they cut their dreadlocks, and one was told he could not walk at graduation because of his hair.

California, New York, and New Jersey have passed similar laws banning hair-based discrimination and 13 other states are looking into it, too.

For today's 9:30 Coffee Break we want to put the spotlight on hair. What songs do you want to hear that mention hair or hairstyles?

Respond with your song ideas in the comments below.

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Songs played

Beck - Devils Haircut
Solange - Don't Touch My Hair feat. Sampha (radio edit)
The Staves - Teeth White
The Lady of Rage - Afro Puffs
The Jayhawks - Save It For A Rainy Day
The Who - Cut My Hair
Nina Simone - Black Is The Color of My True Love's Hair
Lizzo - Good As Hell