Namia McCallop & Naheemah McMicheaux mccallop
my crown my way book
The CROWN Act (Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair) Act was created by four black women, designed to prohibit race-based hair discrimination and stop the denial of employment and educational opportunities for men and women of color based on their textured or protective hairstyles. The act is not a law in all 50 states yet, and without federal legislation, the loophole in the Civil Rights Act of 1964 that protects race but not hair as a trait correlated with race will continue to allow race-based hair discrimination to be legal in public schools and the workplace.
The McCallops’ main goal is to spotlight the importance of embracing natural hair and honoring the rich tapestry of cultures that enrich our global community. Through the pages of their vibrant children’s book, young readers embark on an inspiring adventure that promotes a sense of pride, self-expression, and understanding. Inspired by the powerful movement to end hair discrimination and elevate cultural awareness, “My Crown, My Way” is a social-emotional-learning, multi-generational engaging children’s book that is poised to make a positive impact on young minds, nurturing a generation that values and celebrates the beauty of diversity.
This book is for people who want to create an inclusive world where we embrace the beauty of textured, protective, and natural hairstyles in schools, and the workplace.
The authors wrote this book with the confidence that it could make a change. Together, we can end race-based hair discrimination and help every child feel beautiful and confident in their crown, but we need your help to make this happen. Please join us in this journey to creating a more inclusive world for all.
We aim for families and educational institutions across the U.S. to use this book as a learning resource so that children can have a healthy conversation about their hair, heritage,culture, and celebrate the beauty of diversity.
Together, we can make hair discrimination illegal! Your purchase of this book will help educate about the importance of the C.R.O.W.N. Act and continue to create the psychologically space for the needed and healthy conversations that celebrate the beauty of cultural diversity.
You can book us to speak, teach our My Crown My Way K-5 program in your district, class, and state, purchase signed copies of our book, and partner with us by sponsoring a My Crown Your Way Hair-etage event in your city in 2023/2024.
Other Ways to Support Us:
Some people just can’t contribute, but that doesn’t mean they can’t help: Please share our pre-sale campaign on Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn with your friends, family, and network. Please use #mycrownmywaybook and tag me so we can help amplify your efforts.
Please recommend my book to five (5) friends, family members, or co-workers who you think would enjoy it via text or direct message on social media.
Thank you so much for all of your love and support!
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ATTENTION TEACHERS, PRINCIPALS, & SCHOOL DISTRICTS ADMINISTRATORS:
We appreciate you and know you do so much to care for our kids, so we wanted to do something for you. We created a K-5 curriculum with lesson plans to help make it easy to share the importance of the CROWN Act. If you are a teacher or administrator and want the lesson plan sent, please complete the form below.
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BOOK RELEASE
april 2024
OUR MISSION
WHY THE CROWN ACT IS IMPORTANT &
WHAT YOU CAN DO
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.
100% of Black elementary school girls in majority-white schools (who report experiencing hair discrimination) experienced discrimination by the age of 10
53% of Black mothers say their daughters have experienced racial discrimination based on hairstyles as early as five years old
The Official Campaign of The CROWN Act is led by the CROWN Coalition, founded by Dove, National Urban League, Color Of Change, and Western Center on Law & Poverty.
Black women are 1.5x more likely to be sent home from work because of their hair. Racial discrimination against hairstyles has a real, measurable social and economic impact on Black women. This needs to change.
CROWN Research Study found that workplace bias against hairstyles unfairly targets Black women and impacts their ability to celebrate their natural beauty. Black women are 80% more likely to change their natural hair to meet social norms or expectations at work.
UPCOMING EVENTS
9/29 – HAIR-ETAGE Talks
11/7 – Keynote Speaker @ Your Hair, Your Story Event Austin Community College; Austin, TX
3/1 – HAIR-ETAGE Talks Podcast Launch
2024 – My Crown My Way Tour
(GA, NY, CA, TX)
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We want to hear from you. Do you have a hair story that you want to share? Do you want to share your artistic genius expressing the beauty of black hair-itage and culture in our My Crown My Way Tour Experience? Want to use this book as a resource to help end hair discrimination? or learn more about what you can do to get the C.R.O.W.N. Act passed in your state? Stay connected and follow us on IG @MyCrownMyWayBook to follow our journey to helping get the C.R.O.W.N. Act passed by the Senate.