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From YouTube: Councilmember Parker Remarks on Legislation Banning Natural Hair Discrimination 3-12-2020
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A
Thank
You.
Mr.
president,
mr.
president,
as
a
young
black
girl,
growing
up
being
raised
by
my
grandparents,
I
can
remember
as
young
as
four
years
old
sitting
between
her
legs
getting
my
hair
planted
and
or
braided,
and
she
would
constantly
note
the
importance
of
taking
care
of
your
crown,
and
that
is
not
just
a
a
cultural
experience
that
I
am
familiar
with.
A
But
every
black
girl
across
this
nation
and
across
this
world
knows
what
a
special
cultural
experience
I
will
refer
to
it
as
getting
your
hair
done,
and
it
was
during
our
I
think,
first
or
second
session
here
in
council,
I,
look
back
at
my
colleagues,
Councilwoman
Brooks
and
in
Councilwoman
Gaultier,
and
they
had
beautiful
braided,
hairstyles
Councilwoman
Gilmore
Richardson
had
our
sort
of
travel,
wet
and
wavy,
and
for
those
of
you
don't
know,
I
had
my
nice
Jackie
and
don't
pull
it
too
hard
and
and
and
and
I
thought
to
myself.
Mr.
A
Members
of
this
body
without
being
discriminated
against
when
we
are
out
there
campaigning
amongst
the
public
relatives
out
here
so
today,
I
am
proud
to
introduce
what
I
consider
to
be
the
local
version
of
the
clown
act
and,
and
for
those
of
you
who
may
not
be
familiar
crown
is
an
acronym
that
stands
for
creating
a
respectful
and
open
world
for
natural
hair.
What
this
bill
would
do
is
amend
the
code
to
clarify
that
unlawful
discrimination
on
the
basis
of
race
includes
discrimination
based
on
characteristics
commonly
associated
with
such
as
hair,
textures
and
styles.
A
The
legislation
would
ban
hair
discrimination
in
housing,
employment,
school,
competitive
sports
and
beyond.
If,
in
fact,
this
council
decides
to
pass
this
legislation,
we
would
in
effect
become
the
first
city
in
the
Commonwealth
of
Pennsylvania
to
adopt
such
a
law,
and
we
would
also
be
adjoining
a
growing
list
of
states
and
other
jurisdictions
that
have
either
introduced.
And/Or
adopted
a
legislation
banning
hair
discrimination
now
I
do
want
to
note
for
the
record
and
say
a
specific
thanks
to
our
colleagues
in
the
General
Assembly,
specifically
a
Democratic
caucus
chair,
Joanna
McClinton,
along
with
our
Democratic
appropriations.
A
Chairman
Vincent
Hughes
in
the
Senate,
who
are
also
working
on
this
legislation
at
the
state
level.
I
also
have
to
thank
a
rule
and
out
on
a
commission
of
human
relations.
Lou.
Thank
you
for
your
rule.
Thank
you
for
your
guidance
and
your
assistance
and
working
to
get
the
legislation
moving
and
drafted
and
compared
in
contrast
with
Philadelphia
withstand
and
what
we
were
proposing
compared
to
other
jurisdictions.
For
those
of
you
who
don't
know,
a
hair
discrimination
is
still
very
much
a
reality
for
black
people.
A
Earlier
this
year,
you'll
remember,
a
black
student
in
Pittsburgh
was
told
that
he
would
be
suspended
from
school
or
even
kept
from
graduating
if
he
did
not
cut
his
locks
in
October
20
19,
a
Penn
State
University
football
player.
He
received
a
letter
from
an
alumnus
of
Penn
State,
stating
that
his
quote
unquote
lots
looked
disgusting
and
are
certainly
not
attractive,
and
there
have
been
other
recent
high
profile
instances
at
the
national
level
to
you'll.
A
I
personally
understand
how
we've
been
forced
to
confirm
conform
to
mainstream
standards
of
beauty
for
decades,
I'm,
proud
to
witness
more
and
more
women
embracing
their
natural
beauty
and
rejecting
the
need
to
fit
into
what
we
call
a
makeshift
frame.
That
was
once
define
what
beauty
and
was
and
what
was
acceptable.
It's
about
accepting
who
we
are
and
loving,
who
we
are
for
anyone
who
would
attempt
to
minimize
this
legislation
and
say
that
it
is
just
about
hair.
It's
not
just
about
hair.
A
It's
also
about
culture
and
I,
want
to
thank
my
colleagues
who
co-sponsored
this
legislation
today.
I
look
forward
to
working
with
you
to
make
it
a
reality
in
the
future
and
just
have
to
state
as
a
matter
of
personal
privilege.
My
son
Langston,
following
in
the
footsteps
of
his
dad,
actually
lots
last
year,
he's
coming
up
on
his
second
year
and
he
wants
a
ponytail,
but
it
hasn't
grown
long
enough
yet
for
a
ponytail,
so
he
he
just
has
to
wait
for
it.
A
When
we
pass
this
legislation,
it
will
make
me
feel
confident
enough
to
know
that
Langston,
who
is
now
7
he'll,
be
8
this
year
when
he
gets
older.
Even
if
he's
able
to
grow
into
that
ponytail,
he
won't
be
discriminated
against
in
school,
in
housing,
in
competitive
sports
or
anything
in
the
city
of
Philadelphia,
and
that
will
be
because
this
local
government
made
a
decision
to
include
it
in
its
anti-discrimination
laws.
Thank
You.
Mr.
president,
Thank
You
Councilwoman.