CROWN Act of 2024

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Introduced on April 30, 2024 by Bonnie Watson Coleman

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Legislation Details

  • Prohibits discrimination based on an individual’s hair texture or style.
  • Recognizes hair texture and style as potential bases for racial and national origin discrimination.
  • Highlights historical and ongoing discrimination against individuals, particularly those of African descent, due to natural or protective hairstyles.
  • Addresses narrow interpretations of federal civil rights laws that have allowed for discrimination based on hair.
  • Calls for the inclusion of hair texture and style in the definitions of race and national origin discrimination under federal civil rights laws.
  • Applies these protections across various areas including federally assisted programs, housing, public accommodations, and employment.
  • Enforces these provisions in a manner consistent with existing civil rights laws.
  • Emphasizes the need for clear legal standards to address discrimination based on hair texture and style.
  • Seeks to ensure equal opportunities and prevent decisions based on negative stereotypes and biases related to race or national origin.
  • Clarifies that this Act does not limit the definitions of race or national origin under current civil rights legislation.

Last updated 8/17/2024