CROWN Act News
The CROWN Act: National campaign aimed to end natural hair discrimination in workplace, schools
TAMPA, FL (WFLA) – Hair discrimination is something people of color have dealt with for decades and it’s legal, but The CROWN Act is working to change that. “Should I go in there with my natural hair or sister locs, or should I go to my nice, long pretty weave that I throw on for any interview,” Shemika Howard expressed. To wear her natural hair or put on a wig? That’s the question and the reality Howard faces before any and every job interview.
Fighting Hair Discrimination in Florida, Lawmakers Work to Pass Legislation
ORLANDO, Fla. – Black women in Central Florida are opening up about an issue spanning generations. Hair discrimination has stripped thousands of people of employment opportunities and some people say it has caused them to have an identity crisis.