No, You Can’t Touch My Hair: The Importance, Necessity, and Controversy of the CROWN Act
Friday, November 6, 2020 | 6:00 - 8:30 PM
FL Bar CLE Credits
2 General CLE Credits
1 Bias Elimination Credit
NSU Shepard Broad College of Law | Zoom Webinar
The Black Law Students Association welcomes you to our Fall 2020 panel event, which focuses on the 2019 CROWN Act. The CROWN Act, which stands for “Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair,” is a law that prohibits race-based hair discrimination, which is the denial of employment and educational opportunities because of hair texture or protective hairstyles including braids, locs, twists or bantu knots.
This panel focuses on the legal perspective from different vantage points. Attendees will learn more about the Act, how it was handled, and the current political climate surrounding the Act.
Speaker, Panelists, and Moderators
Keynote Speaker
& Panelists
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No, You Can’t Touch My Hair: The Importance, Necessity and Controversy of the CROWN Act
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![Randolph Bracy III](/current-students/images-docs/randolph-bracy-iii.png) |
Keynote Speaker
Senator Randolph Bracy, III Florida State Senator representing the 11th District
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![Adjoa B Asamoah](/current-students/images-docs/adjoa-b-asamoah.png) |
Adjoa B. Asamoah Founder ABA Consulting
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![Judge Ashleigh Parker Dunston.png](/current-students/images-docs/ashleigh-parker-dunston.png) |
The Honorable Ashleigh Parker Duston District Court Judge for the 10th Judicial Circuit in North Carolina
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![professor wendy greene](/current-students/images-docs/greene.jpg) |
Professor Doris "Wendy" Greene Professor of Law Thomas R. Kline School of Law Drexel University
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![harrison.jpg](/current-students/images-docs/harrison.jpg) |
Professor linda harrison Professor of Law Shepard Broad College of Law Nova Southeastern University
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![Dr Stephen Wigley IV](/current-students/images-docs/stephen-wigley.jpg) |
Dr. Stephen Wigley, DPM Podiatrist Medicine and Surgery specializing in reconstructive rearfoot and ankle surgery Wigley Feet, Miami, FL
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Moderators
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![rostant-nunes.jpg](/current-students/images-docs/rostant-nunes.jpg) |
Jordana Rostant Nunes, M.B.A. Black Law Student Association | President Shepard Broad College of Law Nova Southeastern University Introduction & Closing Remarks
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![hodgson.jpg](/current-students/images-docs/hodgson.jpg) |
Arturo Hodgson Associate Director of Admissions | BLSA Staff Advisor Shepard Broad College of Law Nova Southeastern University Moderator
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Thank you to our generous sponsor(s):
Sponsor(s)
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