Hi Collectors & Visitors

I am working on a small series titled “Adornment”. the celebration of Black women natural hair styles. I myself have been natural for many years and have experienced an array of conversations professionally and personally about my natural hair styles. I raised my daughter from a young age to embrace her large curly fluffy hair. It was not easy. I gave her plenty of complements, sweet shampoos and beautiful hair adornments which made her feel beautifully special.

Yes in 2021 many places throughout the United States Black woman who go into work with their hair worn just as it grows from their head, or in protective styles like braids, locs, and knots, can still lose their jobs or be sent home from school.

The CROWN Act (Create a Respectful and Open Workplace for Natural Hair) is a California law which prohibits discrimination based on hair style and hair texture by extending protection for both categories under the FEHA and the California Education Code. It is the first legislation passed at the state level in the United States to prohibit such discrimination. The CROWN Act, which was drafted and sponsored by State Senator Holly Mitchell, was passed unanimously in both chambers of the California Legislature by June 27, 2019, and was signed into law on July 3, 2019. A similar version of this bill was subsequently adopted in New Jersey and New York City. Plenty of other states have potential bills like this in the works.

Every girl, teen and woman should feel confident, beautiful and successful with their own natural hair.