The Crown Act Passed Now It’s Time For Policy Changes in Work, Schools, and Sports

Policies and culture need to align with the #CrownAct and end #hairdiscrimination and humiliation

iWriteTee
8 min readMar 28, 2022
Photo by Christina @ wocintechchat.com on Unsplash

I was told as a child, that the hair that God gave me needed to be tamed to be acceptable in school and society. Yet, even as a small child I knew it was wrong.

Photo by Zach Vessels on Unsplash

Updated April 7, 2022

Another child has been humiliated and traumatized by race-based #hair discrimination at a public sporting event. This needs to stop now!

If you have a child, please reach out to your child’s school council or district to find out how they have changed and updated policies to align with the #Crown Act.

Black girl forced to have beads removed from hair to compete in school sport #CrownAct
Twitter — Original Video from T. Nasheed

On March 25, 2022, The Crown Act passed the House and I’m very happy, but it feels like a bittersweet victory. As a 40+-year-old…

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