This week, Ash is discussing the history of hair discrimination against the black community in America. She covers the Tignon Laws, current court cases, and the CROWN Act at state and federal levels.

To find your state representative's phone numbers, please go to: www.house.gov/representatives/find-your-representative

SCRIPT FOR CALLING REPRESENTATIVES:

“Hello, my name is… I am a constituent of (your state) from (your town) and I am calling to urge (senator’s name) to vote in favor of Bill S. 3167 - CROWN Act. This bill will help protect the black community from unnecessary discrimination.

Thank you.”

SOURCES

https://www.naacpldf.org/natural-hair-discrimination/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discrimination_based_on_hair_texture_in_the_United_States

https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/04/us/black-job-applicant-hair-discrimination-lawsuit/index.html

https://daily.jstor.org/how-natural-black-hair-at-work-became-a-civil-rights-issue/

https://www.vox.com/2018/4/18/17242788/chastity-jones-dreadlock-job-discrimination

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/jeffrey-thornton-lawsuit-crown-act-encore-global/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tignon_law

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Code_Noir

https://www.bitchmedia.org/article/the-history-of-louisiana-tignon-laws

https://64parishes.org/entry/free-people-of-color/

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/n-j-wrestler-forced-cut-dreadlocks-still-targeted-over-hair-n957116

https://www.nj.com/politics/2019/12/hair-discrimination-banned-in-nj-after-high-school-wrestler-forced-to-cut-dreadlocks.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minstrel_show

https://harvardblackletter.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2020/07/HBK106_crop.pdf

https://www.phillyvoice.com/new-jersey-referee-wrestler-dreadlocks-hair-styles-two-years-buena-regional-atlantic-county/

https://www.npr.org/2022/03/18/1087661765/house-votes-crown-act-discrimination-hair-style

https://rollcall.com/2019/12/05/bookers-crown-act-would-ban-discrimination-against-black-hairstyles/

https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/888/all-info

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coartaci%C3%B3n_(slavery)