DOVE AND THE CROWN COALITION APPLAUD SENATOR CORY BOOKER'S LEADERSHIP ON THE CROWN ACT AND WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH FORWARD UNTIL THE CROWN ACT BECOMES FEDERAL LAW
ENGLWOOD CLIFFS, N.J., Dec. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- This week, Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) took to the United States Senate Floor and made the case for the passage of the CROWN Act by unanimous consent. The CROWN Act provides legal protection against racial discrimination based on natural hair texture and protective hairstyles including locs, cornrows, twists, braids, and Bantu knots. Disappointingly, the CROWN Act did not pass in the U.S. Senate, but we remain grateful for Senator Booker's bi-partisan leadership as the original lead sponsor in Congress.
- Disappointingly, the CROWN Act did not pass in the U.S. Senate, but we remain grateful for Senator Booker's bi-partisan leadership as the original lead sponsor in Congress.
- The CROWN Coalition is a powerful alliance including the National Urban League,Western Center on Law & Poverty, andColor Of Change, along with 100+ CROWN Act supporting organizations.
- Today, the CROWN Act or legislation inspired by the CROWN Act provides legal protections to approximately 24 million Black citizens across the United States.
- The CROWN Act and laws inspired by the CROWN Act have been enacted in 19 states.