Cory Booker Instagram – This week, I reintroduced the bipartisan CROWN Act along with Representative Bonnie Watson-Coleman, Senator Susan Collins, and many others. Unfortunately in this country, both implicit and explicit biases against natural Black hair are deeply rooted in society and the workplace.
In fact, over 20 percent of Black women age 25-34 report having been sent home from work because of their hair, and Black women are 54 percent more likely to report having to feel that they need to wear their hair straightened to a job interview. Black women’s hair is 2.5 times more likely to be perceived as unprofessional.
The CROWN Act aims to address these types of prejudices directly by banning discrimination based on hairstyles commonly associated with a particular race or national origin, including tightly coiled or curled hair, locs, cornrows, twists, braids, Bantu knots, and Afros.
It’s time that the long history of implicit and explicit biases against natural hair comes to an end. Black hair is beautiful in all of its forms and styles, and we must ensure individuals are free to express their cultural identities without fear of prejudice or bias. | Posted on 03/May/2024 17:37:06
