The CROWN Act was created in 2019 by Dove and the CROWN Coalition, in partnership with then State Senator Holly J. Mitchell of California, to ensure protection against discrimination based on race-based hairstyles by extending statutory protection to hair texture and protective styles such as braids, twists, and knots in the workplace and public schools. The social, emotional, intellectual, and physical implications of the issues related to the Act will be addressed. The Act is being looked at closely by both the state & federal levels in our government. Twenty-two states have come forward in support of the Act and have made it law. Internet resources will be noted and links to the articles will be reviewed to form an accurate history and note the implications in today's world.
As a result of attending this sessions, participants will be able to:
- Provide a brief historical perspective of African American women's experience with hair discrimination.
- Provide background on the Crown Act 0f 2019 and the attempt to make it a federal law.
- Provide an update on individual state's passage of the Act.
- Provide information on the future of the Act and how African American hairstyles are being celebrated.