The CROWN Act

In today's episode, The MBP UN•dissertates The CROWN Act.

Content Warning: This episode includes references to physical violence and sexual assault beginning at 03:38, 05:08, and 05:34.

*3/19/2022 correction and update to note that Federal Bill H.R. 2116, CROWN Act of 2022, passed in the U.S. House of Representatives on March 18, 2022 and now awaits a vote by the Senate.

The bill was introduced to Congress on March 19, 2021, sponsored by Representative Bonnie Watson Coleman of New Jersey's 12th congressional district.

Visit thecrownact.com to learn more about The CROWN Act.  Click here to sign the petition. Spread the word and remember that July 3 is National CROWN Day - a celebration of Black Hair Independence.  

References:

Byrd, A. D. & Tharps, L. (2001). Hair story: Untangling the roots of Black hair in America.

Hamilton, A. (2021). Untangling discrimination: The CROWN Act and protecting Black hair. Universityof Cincinatti Law Review, 89(2), 483-508.

https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5edc69fd622c36173f56651f/t/61f0805915c8b8103a894e58/1643151452487/JOY_DOVE_CROWN_AEA5infograhic_FINAL_1.25.pdf 

https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-35240987 

https://www.encyclopedia.com/social-sciences/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/body-politics#:~:text=FEMINISM%20AND%20BODY%20POLITICS,-Body%20politics%20was&text=It%20arose%20out%20of%20feminist,for%20reproductive%20rights%20for%20women 

https://www.essence.com/hair/tignon-laws-cultural-appropriation-black-natural-hair/ 

https://www.nps.gov/ethnography/aah/aaheritage/frenchama.htm 

https://www.nylon.com/entertainment/insecure-issa-natural-hair 

https://www.thecrownact.com/ 

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2021/jul/02/swimming-caps-for-natural-black-hair-ruled-out-of-olympic-games-alice-dearing 

https://www.today.com/style/tv-anchor-tashara-parker-goes-viral-natural-hairstyle-air-t196371 

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/md-politics/brandon-scott-baltimore-mayor/2020/12/29/98071362-3efb-11eb-8bc0-ae155bee4aff_story.html 

Powell, N. M. C. (2017).  Colorism bias in hiring decisions: Disentangling the effects of hair type and skin tone (Publication No. 1732) [Doctoral dissertation, Wayne State University]. Digital Commons. 

Wilkerson, I. (2020). Caste: The origins of our discontents.

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