"Ban Hair Discrimination Gaining Momentum"
by Candice Norwood
The CROWN Act followed a years-long natural hair movement. It took its name from the CROWN Coalition, a group co-founded by the National Urban League, the Dove company, Color of Change, and the Western Center on Law and Poverty. The acronym stands for “Create a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair.
What is the CROWN Act?
Final legislation can vary slightly from state to state, but most CROWN Act bills forbid discrimination against certain hairstyles and textures within workplaces and schools.
The bill builds off existing state laws, which generally prohibit workplace or school discrimination based on religion, gender, sexual orientation and race. But the CROWN Act expands the definition of “race” to include “traits historically associated with race, including, but not limited to, hair texture and protective hairstyles,” like braids, locs and twists. These and other styles known as “natural” looks do not involve processing to straighten the hair.
Question
Use the excerpt from “A Yearslong Push to Ban Hair Discrimination Is Gaining Momentum” by Candice Norwood and the information about the acronym CROWN to answer the question.
How does the acronym defined in the passage inform the development of the central idea in the article?
A) by relating the intentions of the act to the initial responses by employers and politicians
B) by drawing comparisons between the act and earlier movements to promote natural hair and styles
C) by explaining the relationship between the act and the appeal to respect and accept natural hair
D) by contrasting legislative efforts to pass the act with grassroots efforts to spread awareness