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Virgin Islands Work To Pass Its Own CROWN Act
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December 30, 2021
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6:37Now PlayingHair discrimination has gone on for centuries and now, there is a push to pass the CROWN Act on a national level.
It would give protection, especially in the workplace, against race-based hairstyle and hair texture discrimination that would stretch across not only employment, but housing, education and any programs that receive federal funds.
In the Virgin Islands, there’s a move to pass the CROWN Act there. The population is 76% Black, but most of the businesses are not Black-owned and a lot of workers do face hair discrimination.
Sen. Alma Francis Heyliger and advocates are working to change that and she joins Nayyera Haq on “The World Tonight” to discuss.
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