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Let’s talk the CROWN act since it seems like a bunch of U have NO IDEA why it’s needed so lemme simplify it for you
BLACK PEOPLE CAN BE & HAVE BEEN FIRED LITERALLY FOR THE WAY OUR HAIR GROWS OUT OF OUR HEAD!
Lest U think I’m exaggerating, check it out
BLACK PEOPLE CAN BE & HAVE BEEN FIRED LITERALLY FOR THE WAY OUR HAIR GROWS OUT OF OUR HEAD!
Lest U think I’m exaggerating, check it out
2) Dress codes at both work & school have long upheld discriminatory practices. One teacher was so “offended” by a mixed faced girls hair she cut it ALL off without the parents permission! Again I’m not making this up!
nbcnews.com/news/us-news/m…
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3) Black bodies are CONSTANTLY policed yes by the police but even “ordinary citizens” who DECIDE we must assimilate to what THEY think is acceptable! Take this referee who forced a CHILD in high school to either cut his dreads or forfeit the match.
theguardian.com/sport/2019/sep…
theguardian.com/sport/2019/sep…
Women have always had to deal with societal pressures to look a certain way. But if you’re Black in America, the stakes of that pressure are higher: Conformity is, often, a means of survival. #OurHairIssue, written by @AshleyAlese. glmr.co/C32QPI9 (A THREAD) 
It might be “just hair to you, but to Black women it’s more than that, whether we like it or not. #OurHairIssue unpacks America’s intertwined history of institutionalized racism & hair discrimination & unapologetically celebrates the beauty of Black women glmr.co/pi2Nr4a
The cover stars of #OurHairIssue, who have worked in industries as varied as retail, restaurants, and the military, all say they've had unpleasant experiences on the job. glmr.co/C32QPI9
Thank you @JheanelleW for hosting Let's Talk About Hair!! ❤ 🙏 #FreeTheHair #TheCrownAct #HairLove #DTSS
@tomhucker Hi, there! I'm a Silver Spring resident, and you're one of my reps . I've had natural hair since April 2001, and I'm
wondering where you stand on the #MDCrownAct / #TheCROWNAct?
wondering where you stand on the #MDCrownAct / #TheCROWNAct?
1/ BREAKING: Simply stated, natural hair discrimination is racial discrimination. Last month, news surfaced that TX high school senior De’Andre Arnold was barred from walking at his graduation by Barbers Hill Independent School due to his dreadlocks.
nytimes.com/2020/02/01/us/…
nytimes.com/2020/02/01/us/…
2/ From schools & salons to jobs & airports, racial bias is often distilled into policies that disproportionately target Black people. These policies limit Black mobility by forcing individuals to decide whether or not compliance is worth sacrificing a part of their identity.
3/The fight against #naturalhair bias isn't new to LDF. Last June, Assoc. Director-Counsel @JNelsonLDF delivered testimony before the House addressing @TSA body scanners&policies that disproportionately subject Black women to addt’l screenings at airports. bit.ly/36X7XMR
