Document Type
Response or Comment
Publication Date
4-22-2022
Publisher
Boston University
Language
en-US
Abstract
Imagine, for one minute, that we live in an alternate universe where employer and school grooming policies that ban “unprofessional” or “faddish” hairstyles are routinely employed as a reason for firing, or refusing to hire, individuals with naturally straight hair. The normative standard for hair in this alternate universe is tightly coiled, curly hair—the kind of hair texture that actors like Denzel Washington or Issa Rae are born with, hair texture that is best suited for natural and protective hairstyles like locs, twists, braids, and Bantu knots.
Recommended Citation
Angela Onwuachi-Willig,
POV: Why the CROWN Act Is Needed
,
in
BU Today
(2022).
Available at:
https://scholarship.law.bu.edu/shorter_works/173
Publisher URL
https://www.bu.edu/articles/2022/why-the-crown-act-is-needed/?utm_campaign=bu_today&utm_source=email_20220728&utm_medium=intrograph&utm_content=politics
