Why Are Black Americans Being Punished for Their Hair?
February 24, 2022
Wendy Greene, JD, a professor in the Kline School of Law, was interviewed in a Feb. 24 BBC segment about the history of discrimination against Black hairstyles in the United States. Greene is highlighted for her work on the C.R.O.W.N Act (Create a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair) a federal bill that provides a clarifying definition of race which recognizes that natural hair discrimination is racial discrimination.
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