Hair discrimination has gone on for centuries and now, there is a push to pass the CROWN Act on a national level.
It would give protection, especially in the workplace, against race-based hairstyle and hair texture discrimination that would stretch across not only employment, but housing, education and any programs that receive federal funds.
In the Virgin Islands, there’s a move to pass the CROWN Act there. The population is 76% Black, but most of the businesses are not Black-owned and a lot of workers do face hair discrimination.
Sen. Alma Francis Heyliger and advocates are working to change that and she joins Nayyera Haq on “The World Tonight” to discuss.
All this and more on “The World Tonight.”
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