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Actors in Hollywood want new protections against discrimination.
This week, 160,000 SAG-AFTRA members, including Rosario Dawson, Don Cheadle, Constance Wu and more, sent a letter to the U.S. Congress urging the passage of the CROWN Act.
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Standing for “Create a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair,” the act would prohibit discrimination based on hair styles and texture.
“Discrimination based on hair style or texture is a destructive practice that has alienated and caused irreparable harm to Black Americans,” the letter reads, according to Variety.”
The letter continues, “Implicit biases toward Black workers and students based on their hair texture, style and colour are still the norm in federal offices and public education. Black students are disciplined at a rate four times higher than any other racial or ethnic group, and research has found that 70% of all suspension disciplines are discretionary, many stemming from dress code violations that include hairstyles.”
The signatories add, “It is time that federal agencies and institutions take additional steps to ensure the fair and equal treatment of all citizens they employ or who rely on their services, and this essential legislation puts all employers on notice that a landscape in which Americans can be discriminated against based on their natural physical appearance has never been just and is no longer tenable.”
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SAG-AFTRA President Fran Drescher also explained why the passage of the law is so important.
“The CROWN Act is a huge step in ending discrimination based on
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SAG-AFTRA is urging Congress to pass the federal Crown Act, designed to prevent unfair workplace treatment of people of color based on hair style or texture.
Jazz Tangcay Artisans Editor Kerry Washington, Zoë Kravitz, Rosario Dawson, Don Cheadle and Niecy Nash-Betts were among the 160,000 SAG-AFTRA members who urged Congress to pass the CROWN Act, which prohibits discrimination based on hair style and texture. In a strongly worded letter sent to the U.S. Senate, SAG-AFTRA encouraged Congress to pass the bill, as it is an essential step to making all workplaces safe for people of color, and it is consistent with the Guild’s efforts to advance equity and inclusion in the media and entertainment industry. The CROWN Act stands for Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair.
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