DOVE AND THE CROWN COALITION COMMEND THE STATES OF MAINE AND TENNESSEE FOR PASSING AND SIGNING THE CROWN ACT, OFFICIALLY MAKING RACE-BASED HAIR DISCRIMINATION ILLEGAL IN THEIR STATE

ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS, NJ – June 8, 2022 – The CROWN Coalition, a national alliance founded by Dove, National Urban League, Western Center on Law & Poverty, and Color Of Change, along with 90+ members of the CROWN Coalition are excited to announce a few new champions of the CROWN Act. Maine Governor Janet Mills signed LD 598, the CROWN Act into law on April 20, 2022. Tennessee Governor Bill Lee signed SB 136, the CROWN Act into law on May 27, 2022. Most recently Louisiana, Illinois, and Alaska all passed legislation to make hair discrimination illegal in their state and are all awaiting their Governor’s signature. Black hair has been unjustly regulated in schools and the workplace for years. Read more.