Nina Farrow will be discussing the Crown Act and other matters concerning black hair and answering questions from the audience.

Ms. Farrow has been in the beauty industry for 31 years specializing in ethnic hairstyling, teaching, and producing hair shows. To remain current in hair products and trends, she consistently attends the Atlanta Bronner Brothers hair show, the Orlando, Florida International show, the Las Vegas, Nevada hair show, and local hair shows. Not only is she a licensed cosmetologist, she is also a licensed barber and cosmetologist instructor with the following teaching experience: Instruction at A Better U Barber academy, workshops at the Career Enrichment Center (CEC) for Albuquerque Public Schools, and inner beauty conferences for the Office of African American Affairs She has also produced 3 Hair Shows, 1 for the National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) and 2 for the Albuquerque Black Expo, 2015 & 2016.

The CROWN Act, which stands for “Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair,” is a law that prohibits race-based hair discrimination in both schools and places of employment. The denial of employment and educational opportunities because of hair texture or protective hairstyles including braids, locs, twists or bantu knots remains a source of racial injustice with serious economic consequences. The CROWN Act corrects these racial injustices by making hair discrimination illegal in schools and in workplaces.

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