Why the CROWN Act Is Needed | BU Today | Boston University
In this op-ed, Angela Onwuachi-Willig, dean of BU’s School of Law, writes that the CROWN Act (it stands for Create a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair) —which ensures that employers, schools, businesses, and courts understand that the regulation of Black hair—based on an unspoken normative assumption that straight, fine hair is considered professional—is race discrimination.
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