In the UK, Black communities find themselves particularly disenfranchised from outdoor spaces. The racialisation of space is a well-documented phenomenon - it determines our sense of belonging, our physical and mental health, and how we get to spend our professional and recreational time. Although the House of Representatives passed a federal measure to make the act a national law in 2022, the bill failed to pass the Senate.This blog aims to summarise the ''Black Faces, White Spaces' - studying and exploring nature while Black' event (), hosted by the Edinburgh University Geographical Society, featuring Sybil Indeba (chair), Tianna Johnson, Francisca Rockey and Lucien Staddon Foster. While California was the first state to enact formal legislation, 19 other states have since adopted and signed the legislation into law. It aimed to “ensure protection against discrimination based on race-based hairstyles by extending statutory protection to hair texture and protective styles…in the workplace and public schools.” Act, or the Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair Act, began in 2019. The nationwide campaign for the C.R.O.W.N. Additionally, Black women with “coily” and textured hair are twice as likely to experience microaggressions in the workplace than Black women with straight hairstyles. In fact, an estimated 66 percent of Black women change their hair for a job interview, while 54 percent feel they must wear their hair differently to succeed at work. Bias against natural hair and protective styles negatively impacts how Black women approach the hiring process. Research Study, which found that Black women’s hair is 2.5 times more likely to be deemed unprofessional.

I had to slick my hair down into a bun to get a job,” another user said.ĭove partnered with LinkedIn to commission the 2023 C.R.O.W.N. “I’m a Black woman, and I was literally DENIED JOBS for wearing my natural hair out. “She intentionally chose photos of Black women to us,” one person commented. The outrage was palpable as users spoke out against the video. “Either you are completely ignorant to the ways in which Black people and Black women specifically have historically and continue to be policed for their natural hair, or you are aware, and you made the video anyway,” user responded.

Black faces in white spaces