Location via proxy:   [ UP ]  
[Report a bug]   [Manage cookies]                
Scribd Logo
Upload

Welcome to Scribd!

  • 561 views

    Crown Act

    Uploaded by

    Debbie Harbsmeier
    This ordinance amends Louisville's anti-discrimination code to add a definition of national origin that includes natural hair and hairstyles closely associated with particular racial, ethnic, or cultural identities. The amendment, known as the Crown Act, aims to prevent discrimination based on characteristics like natural hair texture and protective hairstyles that are disproportionately associated with Black people. It finds that bans on such hairstyles perpetuate racist stereotypes and exacerbate anti-Black bias. Research shows Black students are more likely to face discipline over dress code or hair violations that do not predict misconduct. The ordinance adds language stating discrimination includes unwanted touching of hair and defines national origin as including natural hair and protective styles from one's ancestry.

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd

    Crown Act

    Uploaded by

    Debbie Harbsmeier
    561 views3 pages
    This ordinance amends Louisville's anti-discrimination code to add a definition of national origin that includes natural hair and hairstyles closely associated with particular racial, ethnic, or cultural identities. The amendment, known as the Crown Act, aims to prevent discrimination based on characteristics like natural hair texture and protective hairstyles that are disproportionately associated with Black people. It finds that bans on such hairstyles perpetuate racist stereotypes and exacerbate anti-Black bias. Research shows Black students are more likely to face discipline over dress code or hair violations that do not predict misconduct. The ordinance adds language stating discrimination includes unwanted touching of hair and defines national origin as including natural hair and protective styles from one's ancestry.

    Original Description:

    Crown Act

    Original Title

    CROWN ACT

    Copyright

    © © All Rights Reserved

    Available Formats

    PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd

    Did you find this document useful?

    Is this content inappropriate?

    This ordinance amends Louisville's anti-discrimination code to add a definition of national origin that includes natural hair and hairstyles closely associated with particular racial, ethnic, or cultural identities. The amendment, known as the Crown Act, aims to prevent discrimination based on characteristics like natural hair texture and protective hairstyles that are disproportionately associated with Black people. It finds that bans on such hairstyles perpetuate racist stereotypes and exacerbate anti-Black bias. Research shows Black students are more likely to face discipline over dress code or hair violations that do not predict misconduct. The ordinance adds language stating discrimination includes unwanted touching of hair and defines national origin as including natural hair and protective styles from one's ancestry.

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Download as pdf or txt
    561 views3 pages

    Crown Act

    Uploaded by

    Debbie Harbsmeier
    This ordinance amends Louisville's anti-discrimination code to add a definition of national origin that includes natural hair and hairstyles closely associated with particular racial, ethnic, or cultural identities. The amendment, known as the Crown Act, aims to prevent discrimination based on characteristics like natural hair texture and protective hairstyles that are disproportionately associated with Black people. It finds that bans on such hairstyles perpetuate racist stereotypes and exacerbate anti-Black bias. Research shows Black students are more likely to face discipline over dress code or hair violations that do not predict misconduct. The ordinance adds language stating discrimination includes unwanted touching of hair and defines national origin as including natural hair and protective styles from one's ancestry.

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Download as pdf or txt
    You are on page 1of 3

    ORDINANCE NO.

    _________, SERIES 2021


    ..TITLE
    AN ORDINANCE AMENDING LOUISVILLE METRO CODE OF
    ORDINANCES CHAPTER 92 TO ADD A DEFINITION OF NATIONAL
    ORIGIN WHICH INCLUDES NATURAL HAIR, TO BE KNOWN AS THE
    CROWN ACT.
    ..BODY
    SPONSORED BY: COUNCIL MEMBERS ARTHUR, DORSEY, GREEN,
    MCCRANEY, PURVIS, PIAGENTINI, SHANKLIN, HOLLANDER,
    AND PRESIDENT JAMES

    WHEREAS, anti-Black bias also includes discrimination based on characteristics

    and cultural practices associated with being Black, including prohibitions on natural hair

    or hairstyles most closely associated with Black people;

    WHEREAS, bans or restrictions on natural hair or hairstyles associated with Black

    people are often rooted in white standards of appearance and perpetuate racist

    stereotypes that Black hairstyles are unprofessional;

    WHEREAS, such policies exacerbate anti-Black bias in employment, at school,

    while playing sports, and in other areas of daily living;

    WHEREAS, research has found that 70 percent of all suspension disciplines are

    discretionary. Specifically, Black students are more likely to be suspended for

    discretionary reasons such as dress code or long hair violations, neither of which have

    been found to be predictive of student misconduct. (Brookings Institute, “Penalizing Black

    hair in the name of academic success is undeniably racist, unfounded, and against the

    law,” Feb. 23, 2021);

    WHEREAS, Black women’s hair is 3.4x more likely to be perceived as

    unprofessional (Dove, CROWN Research Study, 2019);


    WHEREAS, Louisville Metro Government wants to protect the rights of its citizens

    to maintain natural hair or hairstyles that are closely associated with their racial, ethnic,

    or cultural identities; and

    WHEREAS, this provision shall be known as the Crown Act.

    NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL OF


    THE LOUISVILLE/JEFFERSON COUNTY METRO GOVERNMENT AS FOLLOWS:

    SECTION I: Louisville Metro Code of Ordinances Chapter 92 is hereby amended

    as follows:

    § 92.02 DEFINITIONS

    DISCRIMINATION. Any direct or indirect act or practice of exclusion, restriction,

    segregation, limitation, refusal, denial, or any other act or practice of differentiation or

    preference in the treatment of a person or persons, or the aiding, abetting, inciting,

    coercing, or compelling thereof made unlawful under this chapter. DISCRIMINATION also

    includes the unwanted touching of a person or persons, including the touching of hair.

    NATIONAL ORIGIN. The country where a person was born or, more broadly, the

    country from which his or her ancestors came. NATIONAL

    ORIGIN includes natural texture and color of hair, hair styles and protective hair styles,

    including, but not limited to, braids, locks, twists and coverings, related to a person’s place

    of birth or ancestry. (Note: This subchapter is designed to prevent discrimination against

    people based upon ethnic distinctions commonly recognized at the time of

    discrimination. NATIONAL ORIGIN does not include the concept of United States

    regionalism.)

    SECTION II: This Ordinance shall take effect upon its passage and approval.

    2
    _________________________________ ______________________________
    Sonya Harward David James
    Metro Council Clerk President of the Council

    __________________________________ _____________________________
    Greg Fischer Approval Date
    Mayor

    APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY:


    Michael J. O’Connell
    Jefferson County Attorney

    BY: _________________________________
    O-260-21 National Origin NJ 6-1-21

    You might also like