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Booker's CROWN Act would ban discrimination against black hairstyles
Roll CallNappy. Kinky. Too curly. These are adjectives sometimes used to describe natural black hair. While they can be insulting, some lawmakers say these perceptions also lead to discrimination against African Americans.
Several recent high-profile incidents involving discrimination and racial insensitivity have convinced lawmakers that more federal protections need to be put in place to prevent prejudice against hairstyles associated with black culture.
New Jersey senator and Democratic presidential candidate Cory Booker has introduced a measure that would prohibit discrimination against hairstyles commonly worn by African Americans.
Discrimination against black hair is discrimination against black people, Booker said after introducing the Create a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair, or CROWN, Act. 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.
Several recent high-profile incidents involving discrimination and racial insensitivity have convinced lawmakers that more federal protections need to be put in place to prevent prejudice against hairstyles associated with black culture.
New Jersey senator and Democratic presidential candidate Cory Booker has introduced a measure that would prohibit discrimination against hairstyles commonly worn by African Americans.
Discrimination against black hair is discrimination against black people, Booker said after introducing the Create a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair, or CROWN, Act. 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.
I had to read this twice and check some external sources to make sure this wasn't a satirical story.
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Booker's CROWN Act would ban discrimination against black hairstyles (Original Post)
brooklynite
Dec 2019
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MrsCoffee
(5,801 posts)1. "I had to read this twice...."
Of course you did.
Check your privilege.
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primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
cwydro
(51,308 posts)2. What am I missing?
Booker introduced this. Where is the problem here?
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MrsCoffee
(5,801 posts)3. I don't see a problem at all with the legislation.
I see the OP seems to have a problem with it.
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
BuffaloJackalope
(818 posts)4. Bingo
Black kids being punished for having black hair - and OP thinks it's a joke.
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redqueen
(115,096 posts)5. Why would you think it's satire?
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