I am asking for your swift action to make the CROWN Act law nationwide. We need your help to change the laws to end the racial injustice of discrimination against people because of their hair.

Dove, in partnership with the National Urban League, Color Of Change, and Western Center on Law & Poverty, founded the CROWN Coalition (Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair) which supports The CROWN Act legislation to end hair discrimination. This legislation ensures that traits historically associated with race, such as hair texture and hairstyle, are protected from discrimination in the workplace and in K-12 public and charter schools.

The CROWN Act was first introduced in California in January 2019 by Senator Holly Mitchell (District 30) and signed into law by Governor Newsom on July 3, 2019. To date, 19 additional states have signed The CROWN Act or legislation inspired by the CROWN Act into law (New York, New Jersey, Virginia, Colorado, Washington, Maryland, Connecticut, Delaware, New Mexico, Nebraska, Nevada, Oregon, Illinois, Maine, Tennessee, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Alaska, and Minnesota).  In addition, a total of 44 local municipalities and the US Virgin Islands have signed the CROWN Act to date. 

On March 18, 2022, the federal CROWN Act bill passed in the House of Representatives with a vote of 235 Yeas and 189 Nays. 

On December 14, 2022, the federal bill was brought to the Senate floor for passage by unanimous consent. Unfortunately, the bill did not pass due to an objection brought by Kentucky Senator Rand Paul (R-KY).  The federal CROWN Act will now need to be reintroduced in the 2023 legislative session. ​

I  am deeply disappointed with this outcome but will continue to support the fight to make racial discrimination based on natural hair texture and protective hairstyles is illegal in all 50 states. 

Take action to pass the CROWN Act nationwide. Learn more on thecrownact.com.