"Ban HairDiscriminationGaining Momentum"

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by Candice Norwood
The CROWN Act followed a years-long natural hairmovement. It took its name from the CROWNCoalition, a group co-founded by the National UrbanLeague, the Dove company, Color of Change, andthe Western Center on Law and Poverty. Theacronym stands for “Create a Respectful and OpenWorld for Natural Hair.”
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What is the CROWN Act?
Final legislation can vary slightly from state to state,but most CROWN Act bills forbid discriminationagainst certain hairstyles and textures withinworkplaces and schools.
The bill builds off existing state laws, which generallyprohibit workplace or school discrimination based onreligion, gender, sexual orientation and race. But theCROWN Act expands the definition of “race” toinclude “traits historically associated with race,including, but not limited to, hair texture andprotective hairstyles,” like braids, locs and twists.These and other styles known as “natural” looks donot involve processing to straighten the hair.
A)
Use the excerpt from “A Yearslong Push toBan Hair Discrimination Is GainingMomentum” by Candice Norwood and theinformation about the acronym CROWN toanswer the question.
How does the acronym defined in the passageinform the development of the central idea inthe article?
(1 point)
by contrasting legislative efforts to pass
the act with grassroots efforts to spread
awareness
by explaining the relationship between
the act and the appeal to respect and
accept natural hair
by drawing comparisons between the act
and earlier movements to promote natural
hair and styles
by relating the intentions of the act to the
initial responses by employers and
politicians

Answer 1

The correct answer is:

by explaining the relationship between the act and the appeal to respect and accept natural hair.

The acronym CROWN stands for "Create a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair," which directly ties into the central idea of the article that addresses the need for respect and acceptance of natural hair and the laws to combat discrimination against it.