Threatening diversity, threatening growth: the business effects of Trump’s anti-DEI and anti-trans agendas
By Matteo Winkler, HEC Paris Business School and Marcelle A. Laliberté, HEC Paris Business School Recent months have seen a…
Trump Education Department efforts to get DEI out of schools hit roadblock
Federal judges responding to three lawsuits have temporarily blocked the Trump administration from enforcing its demands that schools end practices…
Pete Buttigieg highlights anti-Black racism in adoptions during podcast appearance
Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg raised eyebrows this week after an appearance on a podcast where the openly-gay former mayor…
West Africa’s bold trade experiment turns 50: an Ecowas report card
By Emmanuel Kwesi Aning, Kofi Annan International Peace Keeping Center and Jesper Bjarnesen, The Nordic Africa Institute The Economic Community…
Black leaders cautiously optimistic after Trump signs executive order supporting HBCUs
WASHINGTON D.C. — President Donald Trump signed an executive order Wednesday aimed at reestablishing the White House Initiative to Promote…
Bill overturning protections for Section 8 renters a step away from Missouri governor’s desk
By Clara Bates, Missouri Independent April 23, 2025 Local laws prohibiting landlords from discriminating against tenants who receive public assistance…
Equal Protection Project files civil rights complaint against Drake University
An organization involved in litigation with universities across the U.S. has filed a federal complaint against Drake University in Des…
‘Dreams delayed’ no longer: Report identifies key changes needed around Black students’ education
By Tanitiã Munroe, University of Toronto As Langston Hughes, the influential Harlem Renaissance poet, playwright and social activist, once wrote:…
Reducing diversity, equity and inclusion to a catchphrase undermines its true purpose
By Detris Honora Adelabu, Boston University; Felicity Crawford, Boston University, and Linda Banks-Santilli, Boston UniversityDiversity, equity and inclusion, which has…
Pope Francis: why his papacy mattered for Africa – and for the world’s poor and marginalized
By Stan Chu Ilo, DePaul University The death of Pope Francis at his residence on 21 April 2025 marks the…
