CROWN Act News
A Black Softball Player Says She Was Forced to Cut Off Her Hair Beads at a Game
(CNN) It was her last home softball game of the season, and Nicole Pyles, a sophomore at Durham Hillside High School in North Carolina, had just hit a double. Her hair, braided with beads and tied in a bun at the bottom of her neck, was the last thing on her mind.
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.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Dove And The CROWN Coalition Celebrate Victory As The State Of Connecticut Makes Natural Hair Discrimination Illegal
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Connecticut Now Joins California, New York, New Jersey, Virginia, Colorado, Washington, and Maryland As States Prohibiting Natural Hair Discrimination in the Workplace and Schools. #PASSTHECROWN
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Dove And The Crown Coalition Celebrate The State Of Delaware Becoming The Ninth State To Pass The Crown Act Banning Hair Discrimination
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Delaware Now Joins Connecticut, California, New York, New Jersey, Virginia, Colorado, Washington, and Maryland As States Prohibiting Natural Hair Discrimination in the Workplace and Schools.
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.
FOX 2: Legislation Progresses in St. Louis to Protect Against Hair Discrimination at Work
ST. LOUIS – Several laws are being passed across the country as part of the CROWN Act movement to end hair discrimination in the workplace.
FOX 47: Ingham County Becomes the First County in Michigan to Ban Hair Discrimination
LANSING, Mich. — Ingham County is now the first county in Michigan to ban hair discrimination against its employees.
KPRC 2: Here’s How Texas Lawmakers Plan to Ban Hair Discrimination Through The CROWN Act
HOUSTON – A Texas lawmaker is helping to champion a law that would prevent hair discrimination in the workplace and in schools.
KRQE: CROWN Act Aims to End Natural Hair Discrimination in Workplace, Schools
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The New Mexico CROWN (Creating a Respectful World for Natural Hair) Coalition strives to create a respectful world for natural hair.
Elle: A New Holiday Will Celebrate The Crown Act Bill Banning Discrimination Against Natural Hair
Race-based hair discrimination garnered national attention last summer when the CROWN—Create a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair—Coalition worked to outlaw intolerance based on style, type, and texture.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: DOVE and the CROWN Coalition Commemorates the First Anniversary of New York Passing The CROWN Act
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Dove and the CROWN Coalition Commemorate the First Anniversary of New York Passing the CROWN Act with a 90-Minute Virtual Event on July 21, 2020.
XO Necole: Pass The CROWN: Why This Exec Is On A Mission To End Black Hair Discrimination
Unilever's Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of North American Beauty and Personal Care, Esi Eggleston Bracey, is on a mission.
Yahoo! Life: What is CROWN Day? Anti-hair-discrimination legislation marks 1st anniversary with a celebration of Black natural hair
What is CROWN Day? Anti-hair-discrimination legislation marks 1st anniversary with a celebration of Black natural hair.
BET: National CROWN Day Celebrates The Mission To End Discrimination Against Natural Hair
Our hair is more than our pride—it is our crown. Like any other crown that deserves honor, our tresses should be celebrated, our curls should be respected, and our braids should be worn without the worry of discrimination.
Allure: National Crown Day Marks the 1-Year Anniversary of the Signing of the Crown Act
National Crown Day Marks the 1-Year Anniversary of the Signing of the Crown Act. It's still legal to discriminate based on hairstyles in the majority of U.S. states. The Crown Coalition hopes this new national holiday will help change that.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: The CROWN Coalition Declares July 3, 2020 as National CROWN Day
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: The CROWN Coalition, a National Alliance Founded by Dove, National Urban League, Western Center on Law & Poverty, and Color Of Change is declaring July 3, 2020, as National CROWN Day; the 1-Year Anniversary of the Signing of The CROWN Act in California.
Hello Beautiful: Colorado Becomes Fifth State To Ban Hair Discrimination
Thanks to the bill's co-sponsors Rep. Leslie Herod, Rep. Janet Buckner, and Sen. Rhonda Fields, Black people in the state will no longer be punished for how they wear their hair.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Dove and the CROWN Coalition Land Major Victory in the Push to End Hair Discrimination with the Enactment of the CROWN Act In Virginia and Colorado
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Dove and the CROWN Coalition Land Major Victory in the Push to End Hair Discrimination with the Enactment of the CROWN Act In Virginia and Colorado.
ABC: Keke Palmer Gives A Black Hair History Lesson
Keke Palmer Gives 'Strahan, Sara And Keke' Audience A Black Hair History Lesson. Palmer took us back to our roots to 3500 B.C. starting with braids all the way to the present with the passing of The Crown Act.
Yahoo Movies: 'Hair Love' Creator Matthew Cherry’s Oscar-Winning Short
NFL wide receiver turned filmmaker, Matthew Cherry and his producer Karen Toliver 一 the first black woman to be nominated in the Short Film Category - talk about the inspiration behind their Oscar-winning short film Hair Love.