Make Wearing Textured Hair Legal in All 50 States!!!! Because Its More Important than a Hairstyle Preference!!!
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Posted By: rickey johnson on May 26, 2023 Make Wearing Textured Hair Legal in All 50 States!!!! Because More Important than a Hairstyle Preference!!! May 26, 2023 http://bobsa.net Connecting the Black Dots This is one of the dots To: Lawmakers Across the Country Help Us End Hair Discrimination in the Workplace, Schools, and Pools TC Campaign created by The CROWN Coalition Vote YES on The CROWN Act Why is this important? Currently, it is legal to discriminate against a person in the workplace, schools, and/or pools because of their natural or protective hairstyle in all states except for California, New York, New Jersey, Virginia, Colorado, Washington, Maryland, Connecticut, Delaware, New Mexico, Nebraska, Nevada, Oregon, Illinois, Maine, Tennessee, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Alaska, Minnesota and Arkansas. Hair discrimination remains a source of racial injustice with serious economic consequences for Black people. The CROWN Act corrects these racial injustices by making hair discrimination illegal. Join the movement to shatter racial discrimination based on hairstyles by signing this petition and sending a letter to your Federal legislator using the template here: https://campaigns.organizefor.org/petition... Urge legislators to vote YES on The CROWN Act. Now that we've reached 500,000 signatures, help us reach 1 million by spreading the word! Not in the United States? Enter '00000' as your zip/postal code. The CROWN Coalition (Dove, National Urban League, Color Of Change, and Western Center on Law & Poverty) believes natural hairstyles should be celebrated, not discouraged. For this reason, they are committed to Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural hair. Senator Holly J. Mitchell was the first to introduce The CROWN Act (Senate Bill 188) in the state of California, the first state to sign the bill into law. New York was the second state to introduce the CROWN Act under the leadership of Assemblywoman Tremaine Wright (D-Bedford-Stuyvesant, Northern Crown Heights) and Senator Jamaal Bailey (D-Bronx, Westchester), and Governor Cuomo signed the CROWN Act into law on July 12th, deeming the legislation effective immediately. New Jersey became the third state to enact the CROWN Act. State Senator Sandra Cunningham (District 31) and Assemblywoman Angela McKnight (District 31) championed the legislation and Governor Phil Murphy signed the CROWN Act into law on December 19th, the one-year anniversary of the wrestling match where New Jersey high school wrestler Andrew Johnson's locs were forcibly cut off. The states of Virginia, Colorado, Washington, Maryland, Connecticut, Delaware, Nevada, Maine, Tennessee, Massachusetts, and Minnesota have also enacted the CROWN Act. Additional bills were signed in New Mexico, Nebraska, Oregon, Illinois, Louisiana, and Alaska that were inspired by The CROWN Act. In addition, the CROWN Act has become law in forty-four (44) municipalities. In March 2021, the federal bill H.R 2116 was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives by Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ) and S.888 was introduced in the U.S. Senate by Senator Cory Booker. On March 18, 2022, the federal CROWN Act bill passed in the House of Representatives with a vote of 235 Yeas and 189 Nays. On December 14, 2022, the federal bill was brought to the Senate floor for passage by unanimous consent. Unfortunately, the bill did not receive a vote in the Senate. The federal CROWN Act will now need to be reintroduced in the 2023 legislative session. Although we are deeply disappointed with this outcome, we won't stop until racial discrimination based on natural hair texture and protective hairstyles is illegal nationwide. Join us in demanding our elected officials #passthecrown nationally! We won't stop until racial discrimination based on hairstyles is illegal nationwide sign the petition https://campaigns.organizefor.org/petition... If you enjoyed this article, Join HBCU CONNECT today for similar content and opportunities via email! |
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