By Gibbs Knotts, Coastal Carolina University and Christopher A. Cooper, Western Carolina University Holding hands with other prominent Black leaders,…
Tag: discrimination
Minnesota high school field trip canceled after complaint filed alleging anti-white racism
ST. PAUL, MN — A federal civil rights complaint alleging discrimination against white students reportedly has led to the cancellation…
Trump’s DOJ drops cases of alleged discrimination in hiring of police officers and firefighters
WASHINGTON D.C. — The U.S. Department of Justice said it is no longer pursuing several cases that the Biden administration…
Philadelphia continues long history of Black-led protest meetings aimed at fighting racial inequity and prejudice
By Linn Washington, Jr., Temple University A meeting in Philadelphia, held at a senior center on a bitter cold Saturday…
Lawsuit alleges Phoenix police arrested Black man for asking questions after stop
PHOENIX — The Phoenix Police Department has found itself in yet another controversy with the local community after a Black…
DEI programs are designed to help white people too – here’s how
By Liza Bondurant, Mississippi State University and Breana Jamison, Mississippi State University While diversity, equity and inclusion may on the…
“We’ve been essentially muzzled”: Department of Education halts thousands of civil rights investigations under Trump
In the three-and-a-half weeks since Donald Trump returned to the presidency, investigations by the agency that handles allegations of civil…
Assault on DEI: Critics use simplistic terms to attack the programs, but they are key to uprooting workplace bias
By M. Cristina Alcalde, Miami University Prominent politicians have recently increased their attacks on workplace programs that promote diversity, equity…
Trump’s next HUD secretary would have a lot to do to address the history of racist housing policy – and Trump’s own comments and history suggest that’s unlikely
Donald Trump has picked former football player Scott Turner to lead the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. While…
Nancy Pelosi: 30% of Republican voters are racist, sexist or homophobic
House Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi has stoked the ire of conservatives after she suggested during an interview that 30% of…
