Wendy Greene

racial, gender & color equity advocate| a legal architect of the federal CROWN Act and parallel state leg| Founder, #FreeTheHair movement @FreeTheHairNow

[Wendy Greene @ProfessorDWendy]

Always enriching, always fun times with my fantastic colleague & friend whose thought-leadership I admire. Such a great time with @dissentingj, Dr. Cynthia Spence @SpelmanCollege speaking to the @EmoryLaw community today on gender, civil rights, and political processes. ⚖️

[Professor Darren Hutchinson @dissentingj]

The fabulous Professor @ProfessorDWendy visited @EmoryLaw to speak on gender issues at the Emory Center for Civil Rights and Social Justice. It was a wonderful event!

[Wendy Greene @ProfessorDWendy]

@iajunwa @dissentingj @EmoryLaw Looking forward to seeing you too, Ifeoma!

[Wendy Greene @ProfessorDWendy]

Honored to be a part of this important series hosted by & @dissentingj @EmoryLaw Ctr for Civil Rights & Social Justice! Looking forward to exploring the critical role of state & local elections + civil rts advocacy to advance women’s rights, which are human rights. ⚖️

[Professor Darren Hutchinson @dissentingj]

Next week, the Emory Center for Civil Rights and Social Justice will host the third panel in a 5-part series, "Civil Rights on the Ballot: The 2024 Elections." Panelists: Professors @ProfessorDWendy and @cspence816. We are so excited!
Details: 12:-1:15; Hunter Atrium (3d floor of Emory Law); lunch provided. @emorycollege @EmoryLaw @EmoryUniversity @EmoryUniversity @EmoryOxford @DrexelKlineLaw
https://t.co/lTp2elWewg

[Fashioning the Self in Slavery and Freedom @FashioningSelf]

In a few hours, I will begin my talk at the V&A with an analysis of this silk tartan turban. This turban is a representation of the romanticization and appropriation of Scottish dress at the turn of the eighteenth into the nineteenth century. George IV's 1822 visit to Edinburgh popularized tartans, leading to a broader European fascination with Highland culture. This trend not only manifested in fashion, but also coincided with the systemic displacement of Scots and the appropriation of their ancestral lands during the Highland Clearances. The turban connects this cultural fetishization with larger patterns of appropriation and the use of turbans and headwear by elite white women, demonstrating a recurring pattern of fascination and marginalization. It might be simply called cultural appropriation today, but during that period, elite white women borrowed liberally from newly encountered peoples—whether it was Scotsmen from the Highlands, Turks in the so-called “Orient,” or women of color in West Africa and the Americas. @connectthreads

[Janai Nelson @JNelsonLDF]

Another reminder that Black identity and culture can be venerated and vilified at the same time. Black hair discrimination is a living vestige of regulation of the Black body.

Judge denies an order sought by a Black student who was punished over his hair https://t.co/RRXWtlfLQb

[Wendy Greene @ProfessorDWendy]

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[soulPhoodie @soulphoodie]

Who was the real Princess Tiana? Meet the Louisiana legend who inspired her.
By creating a space where people of color could dine in elegance, Leah Chase reshaped the culinary landscape of New Orleans and inspired future generations. https://t.co/gGEOW7e7y9

[Wendy Greene @ProfessorDWendy]

Always uplifting and inspiring to be amongst such bright, brilliant lights who are committed to the ongoing work of actualizing & preserving justice and equity.⚖️🌟

[Deborah Archer (threads: DeborahNArcher) @DeborahNArcher]

I enjoyed spending time with my friends and former @NAACP_LDF colleagues planning for all of the critical work we have ahead of us. @ProfFairfax @JNelsonLDF @DamonTHewitt @ProfessorDWendy

[etienne toussaint ✊🏽 @ProfToussaint]

To me, this is what academia is all about. The life of the mind has no boxes—it’s a life of freedom, it’s the love of learning, its the work of creativity, it’s the joy of wonder. Be you. Real talk. There will only ever be one of you. (14/)

[Wendy Greene @ProfessorDWendy]

@MichelleObama during the DNC was #Freedom personified: rocking her impeccably braided ponytail and emitting her unparalleled, self-assured flow and glow! 🌟

#FreeTheHair #PassTheCrown👑

[Wendy Greene @ProfessorDWendy]

@katie_eyer @ProfRRothschild Thanks much for the shout out Katie! Rachel, happy to send my “hair pieces” & if interested, speak to your class about litigation, legislation, and policy to disrupt Eurocentric norms of professionalism & intersectional forms of grooming codes discrimination women face.

[Melissa Murray (@ProfMMurray on Threads 🧵) @ProfMMurray]

People think Trump crashed and burned. But he did exactly what he set out to do: DEFLECT. Instead of talking about his dumpster fire of an administration (the effects of which we still live with), the media is asking whether a biracial woman is Black.

Utter foolishness.

[Janai Nelson @JNelsonLDF]

WATCH: This floor speech on the #CROWNAct is the very best of Rep. Jackson Lee. She will be remembered as much for her brilliant advocacy as for the iconic crown she proudly wore with grace and beauty throughout the halls of Congress. #RestInPower, Queen. https://t.co/C1fNvZoyPH

[Wendy Greene @ProfessorDWendy]

So proud of my superstar colleague whom I am blessed to call sister-friend! Congratulations @Rachel_E_Lopez on your well-earned endowed professorship @TempleLaw!🌟💫⭐️👏🏽

[Rachel E. López @Rachel_E_Lopez]

With everything else going on, it almost feels small to say, but as part of my move to @TempleLaw I've be promoted from Associate Prof. to a chaired Prof. of Law.

In honor of my article, Unentitled, I decided to post after learning I'm one of few Lawtinas w/ this designation.

[Bennett College @BennettCollege]

"Create a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair." Today is National Crown Day - a movement created to end race-based hair discrimination nationwide. Look at these beautiful, empowering images of women showcasing their #CROWNLove at Bennett College!

[Wendy Greene @ProfessorDWendy]

@wlulaw @KEWoody @b_hasbrouck Congratulations, friends! So happy for you!👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

[Wendy Greene @ProfessorDWendy]

Ending this #CROWNDay immensely grateful for the steadfast support along this decades-long journey to @FreeTheHairNow and the awesome privilege of working alongside many to actualize legal protections for hair liberation, equality, and inclusion for millions. 👑🪮⚖️

[Keisha Lance Bottoms @KeishaBottoms]

Love is…Your husband asking if there is anything he can do to help as you take down your braids and he actually means it. 🥰🥰🥰#naturalhairjourney #itsthelittlethings

[Rachel E. López @Rachel_E_Lopez]

What a beautiful illustration of the connection between past and present that I’ve been feeling so acutely lately and the need to draw from the wisdom of our elders in the civil rights movement as we rise to meet this current moment!

[Wendy Greene @ProfessorDWendy]

@Rachel_E_Lopez @LaurenKatzSmith How special! Mr. Young is truly a national treasure who holds a dear place in my family’s civil rights journeys. Over 60 years ago, my mother, as a student activist (@BenedictEDU) participating in voter registration drives and advancing voting rights, was trained by Mr. Young.

[Wendy Greene @ProfessorDWendy]

@DorfmanDoron @inGerri Big congratulations!🌟👏🏽