Adjoa B. Asamoah, co-creator of the CROWN Coalition, is a lifelong racial equity champion, award-winning social impact strategist, highly sought-after political operative, and history-making policy architect. She developed the legislative strategy for and leads the groundbreaking CROWN Act movement, which seeks to make discrimination based on hairstyle illegal in all 50 states.

CROWN stands for “Create a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair.” New York became the second state to sign the act into law on July 3, 2019. Asamoah also served as the Biden-Harris campaign’s National Advisor for Black Engagement, and was then tapped to serve as the Black Engagement Director for the historic 59th Presidential Inaugural Committee.

Adjoa Asamoah
7 p.m. Tuesday, February 20
Campus Center Ballroom
University at Albany
1400 Washington Avenue
Albany NY 12222
While this event is free, registration will be required.
Visit http://www.albany.edu/odi for more info.

Sponsored by the Office of the Vice President for Student Affairs, Office of Diversity and Inclusion, Student Association, and Honors College in collaboration with the NYS Writers Institute.