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Esi Eggleston Bracey On Fighting Hair Discrimination by Cliche Sunday, March 7, 2021 Published 3 hours ago There’s a saying that goes, “If you want something done, let Black women do it.” Esi Eggleston Bracey, chief operating officer and EVP Beauty and Personal Care for Unilever North America, is a shining example of that adage. No stranger to the world of beauty — or getting things done —she’s held high profile executive roles in Procter & Gamble and COTY, and most recently, ha...

Published March 04. 2021 6:11PM | Updated March 04. 2021 10:09PM By More than 70 years ago, a husband-and-wife team of psychologists conducted experiments about children’s attitudes toward race using dolls that were identical in every way except skin color. Kenneth and Mamie Clark said the tests showed that children of all races and skin colors assigned positive attributes to the white dolls. Connecticut legislators this week discussed these so-called “doll tests” from the 1940s in...

8 States Across the US That Have Banned Black Hair Discrimination The CROWN Act protects people against hair discrimination in schools and the workplace. Why Global Citizens Should Care When people experience discrimination based on their race at work or in school, they are less likely to meet their full potential. Achieving racial justice is key to achieving equity for all and ending extreme poverty around the world. You can join us and take action Racial injustice can manifest in many differ...

This past Wednesday, the Student Government Association Student Assembly passed AP-2021-01, an assembly proclamation stating support for West Virginia Senate Bill 108 and House Bill 2698.

The CROWN Act (Creating a Respectful and Open Workplace for Natural Hair) was created in 2019 by Dove and the CROWN Coalition to ensure protection against discrimination based on race-based hairstyles such as afros, braids, locs, twists and knots in the workplace and public schools. Did you know legislation to support the CROWN Act is being pushed in both Kansas and Missouri? Michele Watley of Shirley’s Kitchen Cabinet gives us the latest on the Missouri House bills and tells how to amplify ...

Celebrating Black hair of all styles: Local salon owners on what hair means to Black Women The Crown Act went into effect last year to protect people from hair discrimination in the workplace. In honor of Black History Month, 23ABCs Kristin Vartan spoke to local Black women about why that recognition is so important. and last updated 2021-02-05 11:04:44-05 BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KERO) — In the Black Community, hair is sacred. Two local salon owners say it’s like their crown. “Every...

Durham Moves to Protect Residents Against Natural Hair Discrimination Jon Fuller It’s now safer for people of color—especially Black women—to wear their hair natural in Triangle workplaces. The Durham City Council added protections for natural hair to its new anti-discrimination ordinance approved on Monday. Carrboro and Greensboro both protected natural hair in recent updates to their anti-discrimination ordinances, too . Durham also went a step further. In a Thursday work sess...

Wisconsin county looks to prohibit racial bias based on hairstyles Madison-area supervisor, lawmaker leads the effort.  By Emily Hamer, Wisconsin State Journal January 1, 2021 — 7:58pm Text size Copy shortlink: Dane County Supervisor Shelia Stubbs is looking to prohibit racial discrimination based on hairstyles in county workplaces and within organizations that use county services. Stubbs, who is also a Democratic state representat...

County Board Supervisor Shelia Stubbs recently introduced an ordinance amendment for the Dane County Board of Supervisors to consider that would prohibit discrimination on the basis of protective hairstyles. The ordinance amendment builds on the work of the Creating a Respectful and Open Workplace for Natural Hair (CROWN) Act, which seeks to ensure protection against discrimination based on race-based hairstyles by extending statutory protection to hair texture and protective styles such as bra...

Dec 23, 2020 DANE COUNTY (WKOW) -- Black women are 1.5 times more likely to be sent home from the workplace because of their hair, according to a new study. The statistic is behind a proposed Dane County Board ordinance amendment from Supervisor Shelia Stubbs that would prohibit discrimination based on traits historically associated with race, including hair styles.  Stubbs, also a Madison area state representative, is co-chair the newSpeaker’s Task Forceon Racial Disparities.  According to...