Our Purpose
We celebrate and advocate the right for people of color to freely wear their hair as it naturally grows or in accordance with their personal choice.
The Facts of Today
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Women of color report that their hair is the reason they haven’t exercised compared to 1/10 who naturally fit European norms.
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All women suffer from anxiety surrounding hair ‘social norms’, however, women of color experience higher levels of anxiety due to implicit and explicit bias.
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Women of color feel social pressure to straighten their hair for work — 2x as many women who naturally fit European norms.
The Movement Live
Made for the moment: Wendy Greene, daughter of anti-discrimination pioneers
Professor Wendy Greene to present Angela Davis with Shuttlesworth award.
Now This:
Fought and Won the NYC Hair Discrimination Law
Meet the women who fought against the racial discrimination, stigmatization, and segregation of natural hair — and won.
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Human Rights Campaign:
Misperceptions Matter
In both conventional and misperception discrimination cases, the employer’s stereotypes, biases, or prejudices motivate the differential treatment the victim suffers.
Konbini:
Professors Wage War On School Policies That Discriminate Against Natural Black Hair
As the natural hair movement continues to grow with black women and girls embracing their coils, so has the policing of black hair.
Teen Vogue:
A Fight for New York City’s Ban on Natural-Hair Discrimination
Professor Doris "Wendy" Greene has dedicated her professional life’s work to advocating for better protections against racial inequality and discrimination.
NAACP LDF:
EEOC V. Catastrophe Management Solutions
In May, 2010, after Ms. Jones refused CMS Human Resource Manager’s request to cut her dreadlocks, CMS rescinded its offer of employment. Ms. Jones’s case is an example of racial discrimination that endures in the modern workplace, and the devastating consequences of racial stereotyping.
Perceived-As Bias Claims Likely to Increase Under Title VII
The ways in which workers identify themselves along national origin, religion, race and similar lines has become more and more fluid in the modern workplace.
The Choice is Yours TO Change Tomorrow
Worlds change because of the movements that fuel humankind. Change tomorrow, today.
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Upcoming events
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October 2020
- Oct 14, 2020 #FreeTheHair Lecture Oct 14, 2020
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June 2020
- Jun 19, 2020 Dr. Angela Y. Davis and the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute Jun 19, 2020
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August 2019
- Aug 24, 2019 AFROPUNK: Brooklyn Aug 24, 2019
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July 2019
- Jul 18, 2019 Eliminating Hair Bias: The Journey to Freedom Jul 18, 2019
- Jul 5, 2019 Essence Music Festival: 2019 Jul 5, 2019
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