This op-ed argues that Black Americans and democracy are bound together. Black struggle built and defended U.S. democracy, yet benefits often bypass Black communities. The question now is where the fight should go next.
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DEI controversy stirs up racist hate mail
Civil rights attorney Nekima Levy Armstrong was sent a vile and racially offensive email by a white woman in Minneapolis who was upset about the Target boycott and Armstrong’s advocacy for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, leading to the woman being removed from a health care advisory council.
Posted inOpinion
Trump threatens to rewrite Black history
The Black Press is our last line of defense against Donald Trump’s campaign to erase history and reshape it to suit his authoritarian ambitions, making it more crucial than ever to preserve Black history and the truth.
Posted inPolitics
Trump’s Actions on DEI Are an Attack on Black America
Donald Trump has issued a new memorandum to rescind federal DEIA programs, which would eliminate DEI employees, impact Black federal workers, and potentially lead to job losses for Black people in private companies.
Posted inNews
Unraveling racism and DEI opposition in the workplace: an author’s perspective
Attorney and author Fatimah Gilliam’s book ‘Race Rules: What Your Black Friend Won’t Tell You’ serves as a guide to unlearn racism.
Posted inNational, News
Black Economic Alliance Foundation joins fearless fund in fighting lawsuit
‘We will remain steadfast on ensuring that the Fearless Fund will continue to empower women of color entrepreneurs.’
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Diversity on campus post-affirmative actionÂ
The year California voters approved an affirmative action ban at public universities in the state in 1996, Black and Latino enrollment at the University of California, Berkeley and UCLA fell by 40 percent.
Posted inNational, News
Fearless Fund and allies stand firm against legal challenge
The venture capital firm Fearless Fund is facing legal action brought forth by the American Alliance for Equal Rights, a nonprofit helmed by anti-affirmative action activist Edward Blum.
Posted inNational, News
HBCUs revamping admissions policies amid affirmative action decision
Last month’s ruling by the high court, which prohibits colleges from considering race during the admissions process, has sent ripples through the academic landscape.
Posted inNews
Supreme Court decision prompts U of Minnesota to revise admissions criteria
The University of Minnesota announced this week that it had updated its undergraduate admissions to no longer consider race and ethnicity in the application process.
Posted inNational, News
Republican state attorneys general threaten CEOs with legal action over diversity hiring practices
Thirteen Republican state attorneys general have sent a cautionary letter to the CEOs of the 100 largest U.S. companies, warning of legal ramifications for DEI hiring practices.
Posted inOpinion
We are not colorblind
Arguing to ignore the category of race is a form of White supremacy.
Posted inOpinion
Affirmative action decision won’t stop equal rights progress
Anytime there is a moment creating a seismic wave in society, one representing a transformation from the norm, there will be resistance.
Posted inNational, News
Lawsuit filed against Harvard’s legacy admissions policy that ‘overwhelming favors’ White students
‘Why are we rewarding children for privileges and advantages accrued by prior generations?’
Posted inOpinion
Overturning opportunity
‘If the colleges of this country are required to ignore a thing that matters, it will not just go away. It will take longer for racism to leave us. And, ultimately, ignoring race just makes it matter more.’
Posted inOpinion
Op-Ed: A Supreme Court that has eyes but refuses to see
This is not colorblindness, but rather the willful blindness.
Posted inNational, News
Justice Jackson on affirmative action ruling: ‘America has never been colorblind’
‘But deeming race irrelevant in law does not make it so in life. ‘
Posted inNational, News
Supreme Court strikes down affirmative action
The conservative-led justices ruled 6-3 against the admissions policies at Harvard University and the University of North Carolina, a decision that will have widespread and lasting implications.
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Poll shows affirmative action supported by majority of Americans ahead of Supreme Court ruling
The Supreme Court appears ready to rule on lawsuits challenging the admissions systems of prestigious institutions like Harvard University and the University of North Carolina.