NATIONAL CROWN DAY IS A GLOBAL MOVEMENT

Press Release

SENATOR ALMA FRANCIS -HEYLIGER SPEAKS ON THE CROWN ACT

AS OF APRIL 2022, IT IS THE NEW LAW IN THE CARIBBEAN

June 1, 2022 -National Crown Day is July 3rd! As we prepare to celebrate the crowns of women of color nationwide and globally, there is still much work to be done to ensure female workers of color have equal access to the workforce. As of April 20, 2022, the Crown Act was officially a law of the US Virgin Islands called the USVI Crown Act.

As strange as it sounds, hair discrimination exists in places where primarily people of color live, including the U.S. Virgin Islands. National Crown Day is not only about hair discrimination it is also about self-care and mental wellness. This is part of the journey that nobody really discusses because it can be emotionally traumatizing.

With the recent passing of the act in more states, lawmakers in power are starting to realize the Crown Act is really a self-care movement that allows many Black women to have some room to “just breath” and be themselves freely.

Here is an opportunity to speak with U.S. Senator Alma Francis-Heyliger, wife, mother, and a Black woman in Congress, who has done her part, ensuring that the crown act will be a law in the US Virgin Islands for future generations of women.

Many mainlanders are just finding out that the Crown Act is an actual law in the territories.

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