"Tonight, 188 Republican obstructionists temporarily prevented the passage of the #CROWNActThe CROWN Act co-leads @RepBarbaraLee, @RepGwenMoore, @RepPressley, Rep @Ilhan and I released the following statement:"Read on Twitter
Here are other recent tweets from Bonnie Watson Coleman:
"I'm proud to have introduced the #CROWNAct, which would ban discrimination against Black women and girls based on how their hair naturally grows out of their heads." on Feb. 28Read on Twitter
"It's simple discrimination against Black hair is discrimination based on race. That ought to be illegal. Yet employers and schools continue to punish Black women and girls because of their hair. Congress must pass the #CROWNAct." on Feb. 28Read on Twitter
"In just a few hours, the House will vote on my #CROWNAct. Young Black girls deserve to grow up in a world where their natural hair is a point of pride, not something to hide. It's time to make that world a reality." on Feb. 28Read on Twitter
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