African-American Museum of Southern Arizona Podcast

National Afro Day: Crown Act


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The afro is an iconic hair style.

Visit the thecrownact.com to learn how you can help.

We’re Ending Hair Discrimination

The CROWN Act was created in 2019 by Dove and the CROWN Coalition, in partnership with then State Senator Holly J. Mitchell of California, to ensure protection against discrimination based on race-based hairstyles by extending statutory protection to hair texture and protective styles such as braids, locs, twists, and knots in the workplace and public schools.

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African-American Museum of Southern Arizona PodcastBy Brand Anthony McDonald