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How Hair Discrimanation has become Race Discrimanation
by L.I.H. on March 18, 2121
A woman named Chasity Jones was denied a job that she was qualified for because she didn't want to cut off her dreads. She was told by the manager in her interview that having dreadlocks was a violation of the company's grooming rules. Later in 2013, Chastity worked with the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commision to file a lawsuit against the company for not offering her a job because of racial discrimination.
A woman named Brittany Nobel who was a news anchor for WJTV was fired because she had made complaints about the racism she was exposed to while working there. She claimed that including tons of racism about her skin color she was also discriminated against for wearing her natural hair. She was told a lot of things like her hair was unprofessional and that it looked messy. Lots of wemon have reported discrimination from hairsyles in the workplace. This issue has really blown up and not just in the case of black people according to other people they have also been judged for wearing traditional head garments and other hairstyles. Even now in 2121 people are still having problems. A woman named Tyra Outlaw was fired from her job as a lawyer because she had complaints from the company saying that her natural hair was distracting and too messy for work. This example is even more of a reason why the Crown Act needs to be made into a law. Everyone knows that there is a way to be professional, but when does it it become discrimination among certain groups? Many workplace criteria certain hairstyles such as braids, dreads, afros and much more have been deemed an inappropriate hairstyle for the workplace and in some cases could have major consequences to wearing them. It is very annoying for many African Americans because they feel like they can’t be themselves. The hairstyles that are deemed okay to wear, like slick back buns, can stress out the natural hair and cause damage to it over time. People had become fed up with being fired from their jobs even though they were good at it just because of their hair being perceived unprofessional. After fighting for so long the government created the Crown Act to “create a respectful and open workplace for natural hair”. This is a California law that was sponsored by Senator Holly Mitchell in July 2019. She wanted the same thing, for people not to be discriminated against because of their hairstyles.
OP-ed
Why The Crown Act is Important! by Nancy Willams on March 18, 2121
As an African American woman I myself have struggled with my hair ever since I was a child. I believed that inorder to be somebody in this world I had to be the closest thing to white as possible. I spoke proper grammar, I always dressed nice and I flat ironed my hair everyday. I would look up pictures of how girls were supposed to look and every google search was the same old white girl with
straight hair and a small figure. This affected my self image alot and I soon dug myself into a spiral depression. I wasn't myself but, the problem was I didn't know who I wanted to be anyway so I just stayed in my own ways. As I got older and technology grew and movements started I started to see people who looked like me and went through the same issues I did growing up. It was nice to see that I wasn't the only one. I felt a lot of support through social media and when I saw people wearing their natural and just being them I did the same and it was surprisingly exhilarating. I got stares and dirty looks, but this time it was different. I didn't care. With this support I went on living my life being unapologetically me. Recently I have seen these cases in which black people are being fired from their jobs and being ridiculed because of their hairstyles and it just brought me back to my childhood. While doing research I discovered the Crown Act which is a petition to help people not be discriminated against because of their hair relating to race issues. I immediately got on board with this idea because I didn't want other little girls to have the issues I did and I knew that I have to stand up and make a difference with the crown act so that when the children of our generation grow up they dont have to experience the same things.
Government Documentation
The natural hair act of 2121 US Equal Employment Opportunity Commision
It is illegal to discriminate against any person because of
natural/ ethnic hairstyles in the workplace. Examples of these hairstyles would include: ● ● ● ● ● ●
Dread Locs afro/Natural curly and kinky hair Waves Box Braids/ any braids Bantu Knots Traditional head garments of any sorts
If these laws are violated then the consequences cloud include being fired from your position/ job or jail time for up to 2 years.
Toy Advertisement The Around The World Doll! “The Doll with Diversity” The Around the world doll comes with different shades and colors. They all have removable heads so that you can switch up the hairstyles on the doll. The doll comes with a blank canvas meaning no hair. When you purchase your doll you will have the option of 10 different hairstyles
as seen below from traditional hairstyles around the world. You may even find a hairstyle you wear and no worries if you don't because you can easily change any style on the doll by yourself. This doll is designed to allow young children to see that different hairstyles are okay to wear anywhere. The hairstyles included are listed below: ● Traditional Russian crown braid ● Traditional African bantu knots ● Traditional Chinese bun ● Traditional Spanish braided buns ● Traditional Native American braids ● Traditional Muslim hijab ● Traditional Indian braid ● Traditional German ponytail ● Traditional Mexican braided ponytails ● Traditional African American Afro