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Tune into Treasury Talk with your host, Michigan Treasurer Rachael Eubanks

Join MI State Treasurer Rachael Eubanks [ [link removed] ] and her guests, Ashley Kuykendoll  [ [link removed] ]and State Senator Sarah Anthony [ [link removed] ], for a *special edition* of the podcast to acknowledge the second anniversary of the “Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair” (CROWN) Act legislation. The CROWN Act expanded the state’s Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act [ [link removed] ] and banned race-based hair discrimination in the state of Michigan. 

AND at *MINUTE 13:49, *Senator Anthony gives listeners the backstory on what it took to get the bill she sponsored signed into legislation, and why she didn't give up on the CROWN Act.

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Treasurer Rachael Eubanks

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Podcast host Rachael Eubanks [ [link removed] ] was appointed as Michigan's 47th State Treasurer by Governor Gretchen Whitmer in January of 2019. Treasurer Eubanks is committed to building Treasury's culture of service to Michiganders through continuous improvement and employee engagement, which are the foundation of Treasury's mission to provide fair and efficient financial services to all taxpayers for the long-term fiscal health and stability of our state.



State Senator Sarah Anthony

State Senator Sarah Anthony

Senator Anthony has made history multiple times throughout her 20-year career in public service. She served as mid-Michigan’s first African American woman to be elected to the Michigan House of Representatives and the Michigan Senate and is the first Black woman to chair the powerful Senate Appropriations Committee. 

As Chair of the House Democratic Caucus, she earned a reputation as a pragmatic, effective legislator, where she passed multiple bills into law with substantial bipartisan, stakeholder, and community support. Under her leadership, she has passed bills addressing college affordability, workforce developments, support for veterans, and housing issues.



Ashley Kuykendoll

Ashley Kuykendoll

Ashley Kuykendoll is the director for Treasury’s Operational Excellence Bureau, People & Culture Division. 



RESOURCES

* Governor Whitmer Signs Bipartisan CROWN Act to End Hair Discrimination [ [link removed] ]
* The CROWN Act: A jewel for combating racial discrimination in the workplace and classroom [ [link removed] ]
* Sen. Anthony Recognized for Championing CROWN Act by Michigan Civil Rights Commission [ [link removed] ]
* The Person Beneath the Hair: Hair Discrimination, Health, and Well-Being [ [link removed] ]
* Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act [ [link removed] ]
* Crown 2023 Workplace Research Study [ [link removed] ] (Dove & LinkedIn) 

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