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Jett Hawkins Law, Hair Style Discrimination - IPA Talk 2021

December 10, 2021  32 min

0:00 Intro
1:09 Jett Hawkins Law Overview
1:50 What happened?
6:36 Dynamics of Jett's school
8:31 Contact with Senator Simmons
13:07 How do you see this law affecting others around the state?
17:03 Background on hair styles and culture
23:49 Significance of protective hair styles
27:32 The CROWN Act
30:46 Ida's personal lock journey