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S2 Ep4: The CROWN Act: Hair Discrimination & its Legislation
S2 Ep4: The CROWN Act: Hair Discrimination & its Legislation
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Length:
50 minutes
Released:
Apr 24, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
This week, Ash is discussing the history of hair discrimination against the black community in America. She covers the Tignon Laws, current court cases, and the CROWN Act at state and federal levels.
To find your state representative's phone numbers, please go to: www.house.gov/representatives/find-your-representative
SCRIPT FOR CALLING REPRESENTATIVES:
“Hello, my name is… I am a constituent of (your state) from (your town) and I am calling to urge (senator’s name) to vote in favor of Bill S. 3167 - CROWN Act. This bill will help protect the black community from unnecessary discrimination.
Thank you.”
SOURCES
https://www.naacpldf.org/natural-hair-discrimination/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discrimination_based_on_hair_texture_in_the_United_States
https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/04/us/black-job-applicant-hair-discrimination-lawsuit/index.html
https://daily.jstor.org/how-natural-black-hair-at-work-became-a-civil-rights-issue/
https://www.vox.com/2018/4/18/17242788/chastity-jones-dreadlock-job-discrimination
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/jeffrey-thornton-lawsuit-crown-act-encore-global/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tignon_law
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Code_Noir
https://www.bitchmedia.org/article/the-history-of-louisiana-tignon-laws
https://64parishes.org/entry/free-people-of-color/
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/n-j-wrestler-forced-cut-dreadlocks-still-targeted-over-hair-n957116
https://www.nj.com/politics/2019/12/hair-discrimination-banned-in-nj-after-high-school-wrestler-forced-to-cut-dreadlocks.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minstrel_show
https://harvardblackletter.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2020/07/HBK106_crop.pdf
To find your state representative's phone numbers, please go to: www.house.gov/representatives/find-your-representative
SCRIPT FOR CALLING REPRESENTATIVES:
“Hello, my name is… I am a constituent of (your state) from (your town) and I am calling to urge (senator’s name) to vote in favor of Bill S. 3167 - CROWN Act. This bill will help protect the black community from unnecessary discrimination.
Thank you.”
SOURCES
https://www.naacpldf.org/natural-hair-discrimination/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discrimination_based_on_hair_texture_in_the_United_States
https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/04/us/black-job-applicant-hair-discrimination-lawsuit/index.html
https://daily.jstor.org/how-natural-black-hair-at-work-became-a-civil-rights-issue/
https://www.vox.com/2018/4/18/17242788/chastity-jones-dreadlock-job-discrimination
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/jeffrey-thornton-lawsuit-crown-act-encore-global/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tignon_law
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Code_Noir
https://www.bitchmedia.org/article/the-history-of-louisiana-tignon-laws
https://64parishes.org/entry/free-people-of-color/
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/n-j-wrestler-forced-cut-dreadlocks-still-targeted-over-hair-n957116
https://www.nj.com/politics/2019/12/hair-discrimination-banned-in-nj-after-high-school-wrestler-forced-to-cut-dreadlocks.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minstrel_show
https://harvardblackletter.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2020/07/HBK106_crop.pdf
Released:
Apr 24, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
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