Whitey Ford
12-18-2019, 12:57 AM
Recent efforts to ban hair discrimination have amplified the struggle for women of colour and their natural hair, particularly in the workplace.
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Last week, Senator Cory Booker proposed the first bill in history to ban hair discrimination at the federal level.
The CROWN Act (Creating a Respectful and Open Workplace for Natural hair) was first introduced in California, making it the first state to pass a law that makes this form of discrimination illegal. This move was followed by the State of New York, and New Jersey became the latest state to pass this legislation.
"Implicit and explicit biases against natural hair are deeply ingrained in workplace norms and society at large. This is a violation of our civil rights, and it happens every day for black people across the country," said Senator Booker.
That Cory Booker, always tackling the relevant issues. I sure do wish Don Trump could be more like him.
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"For centuries our hair has been attacked. It's uncomfortable to know you have no control of how your hair grows, the only thing you can control is how you wear it and how you protect it, and to not have that freedom is discrimination. It only happens with us."
Laws like those proposed by Senator Booker give her hope, she says.
"It's long overdue. Policing our hair is just another systematic oppression," she says. "There is an entire industry that has become successful on the backs of hair discrimination. Chemical treatments like relaxers, hair extensions, wigs, were all created because this disgust for our hair texture."
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-50786370?ocid=socialflow_twitter
https://i.imgur.com/GOwAbxV.jpg
Last week, Senator Cory Booker proposed the first bill in history to ban hair discrimination at the federal level.
The CROWN Act (Creating a Respectful and Open Workplace for Natural hair) was first introduced in California, making it the first state to pass a law that makes this form of discrimination illegal. This move was followed by the State of New York, and New Jersey became the latest state to pass this legislation.
"Implicit and explicit biases against natural hair are deeply ingrained in workplace norms and society at large. This is a violation of our civil rights, and it happens every day for black people across the country," said Senator Booker.
That Cory Booker, always tackling the relevant issues. I sure do wish Don Trump could be more like him.
https://i.imgur.com/Vj4IdPr.gif
"For centuries our hair has been attacked. It's uncomfortable to know you have no control of how your hair grows, the only thing you can control is how you wear it and how you protect it, and to not have that freedom is discrimination. It only happens with us."
Laws like those proposed by Senator Booker give her hope, she says.
"It's long overdue. Policing our hair is just another systematic oppression," she says. "There is an entire industry that has become successful on the backs of hair discrimination. Chemical treatments like relaxers, hair extensions, wigs, were all created because this disgust for our hair texture."
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-50786370?ocid=socialflow_twitter