Advocacy

AJL Takes on Capitol Hill

To celebrate Alopecia Areata Awareness Month, AJL members Alison and Mikayla traveled to Capitol Hill to advocate for the wig bills (H.R....

TAKE ACTION IN ONE MINUTE

We understand that the advocacy process can be intimidating ... We created a one-minute solution. Our digitized advocacy form...

WIG BILLS REINTRODUCED

Two wig bills were reintroduced into the House and Senate on Monday, June 12th. We're here to give you the rundown. Overview...

Crown Act Call to Action

All hair, some or no hair, is beautiful and should be celebrated. However, stigmas concerning hair and baldness continue to persist in...

Senator Kirsten Gillibrand to Cosponsor S. 4708

Exciting advocacy news! Senator Kirsten Gillibrand [D-NY] recently co-sponsored bill S.4708, the Senate companion bill for H.R. 5430. As...

Hair Loss Advocacy Tutorial

Check out this awesome video clip of our co-founder Alison Lee walking us step by step on how to advocate for empowering hair loss...

Wig Senate Companion Bill Introduced

A huge stride was made at the end of September with the introduction of S. 4708 by Senator Blumenthal [D-CT] and co-leads Senators Shaheen...

Alopecia in FY 2023 Appropriations Bill

The Appropriations Committee recently approved Congresswoman Pressley’s request to include Alopecia language in the Fiscal Year 2023...

Pressley’s Amendment to Study the Youth Suicide Crisis with Chronic Illnesses Passed by Congress

On Wednesday, June 22nd, the House passed Ayanna Presley’s Amendment, which mandates the Department of Health (DOH) and Human Services to...

Congressional Sign-on Letter

Urgent news! With the 2023 Fiscal Year approaching, Congress has begun considering where it will allocate funding. In efforts to increase...

H.R. 5430 Montage Project

The Alopecia Justice League completed its first big project to raise awareness for H.R. 5430, a montage project. We wanted to highlight...

The CROWN Act

Image credits: @thecrownact The AJL would like to spotlight the Crown Act, legislation that will ban race-based hair discrimination. The...