ALB 2023 Legalities Your Company Must Know About Race Based Hair Discrimination
Let’s Talk About Race Based Hair Discrimination
Fee: $10
April 5th of 2021, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham signed into law measures that prohibit discrimination, discipline or disparate treatment of New Mexicans in the workplace based on their hair style, cultural or religious headdress. This session will provide an overview of historical and current race related discrimination through the regulation of hair textures and styles commonly associated with race and culture. Additionally, this session will discuss the local and state laws that include hair textures, styles, and cultural headdresses within the definition of race and prohibit discrimination based upon these characteristics.
At the conclusion of this session, attendees should be able to:
- Recognize the regulation of hair textures and styles as a specific form of discrimination
- Explain what the CROWN ACT is and its ramifications in our community
- Foster a culture that is inclusive of all people whose hair is an expression of racial/ethnic/cultural identity
Review the following (2) videos prior to attending this training:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4u6H5MRoArA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4Bp2d7RkW4&t=1674s
Reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities and language assistance services are available for limited English proficient individuals. Please notify Neema Pickett, npickett@wesst.org when you register for the class, or no later than 24 hours prior to your class, so that WESST can make sure necessary accommodations are available. All programs and services are provided to the public on a nondiscriminatory basis.
The Women's Business Center is funded in part by the U.S. Small Business Administration. All opinions, conclusions or recommendations expressed are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the SBA.
Speaker(s): Torri Jacobus Esq. is a national facilitator and leader on the topics of race equity, social justice, and human rights. Strategic advocacy and education focused on reducing the impacts of poverty and racism and providing basic human rights to the members of our community. Settings include law firms, the judiciary, schools, universities, and all other professional services. Prior success include successfully advocated for legislative changes in the State of New Mexico and City of Albuquerque to prohibit discrimination on the basis of race and culture-based hairstyles and successfully advocated for legislative changes in the City of Albuquerque to prohibit housing discrimination on the basis of source of income. Neema Pickett, Business Consultant and Trainer, WESST Albuquerque Women's Business Center.
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Please Note: THIS CLASS IS BEING OFFERED ONLINE. AN INTERNET CONNECTION AND A COMPUTER (or highly capable tablet-type device) ARE NECESSARY. Video conferencing instructions will be sent to you after you have registered for the class. This training class will be delivered in English.
Fee: $ 10.00
Payment will be processed via Authorize.net after you complete your registration. Limited coupon codes are available upon request.
Funded in part through a Cooperative Agreement with the U.S. Small Business Administration.
All opinions, conclusions, and/or recommendations expressed herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the SBA.