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Fearless Fund blocked from giving grants only to Black women in victory for DEI critics
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 14 hours agoFund was "still open for business." "The message these judges sent today is that diversity in...
An appeals court rules that VC Fearless Fund cannot issue grants to Black women, but the fight...
TechCrunch· 11 hours agoVC firm Fearless Fund has faced a setback in its plans to issue grants to Black women business...
Civil rights activist honored by Fairfax County students - WTOP News
WTOP Washington· 2 days agoFrom public schools to movie theaters, Blackwell played an important role in making sure everyone,...
Off the Grid: Sally breaks down USA TODAY's crossword, I Just Can't Explain It (Freestyle)
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 3 hours agoI have a different puzzle that’s on v73 and counting, by the way…maybe you’ll get to solve that one...
Federal appeals judges rule against Fearless Fund grants for Black women
Atlanta Journal-Constitution· 14 hours agoIn a 2-1 ruling, the judges said the Fearless Fund’s contest likely violates the federal Civil...
Grant program for Black women business owners is discriminatory, appeals court rules
NPR· 8 hours agoJust 1% of investment partners were Black women, according to study, which surveyed of 315 firms with 5,700 employees representing $594.5 billion in assets under management. But in his statement ...
Activists call to rename the Francis Scott Key Bridge because he owned enslaved people
NPR· 7 days agoHershey says he has suggested to others in the Maryland legislature that any proposed federal...
Tulsa Chautauqua features historic figures prominent in the civil rights era
Tulsa World· 4 days agoOne of the most turbulent periods in modern American history — and one that resonates uniquely with...
Modi’s alliance has early lead in India election vote count
NBC NEWS· 1 hour agoEarly vote counting suggests Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will win a rare third term on...
In search of the Beloved Community: Remembering Congressman John Lewis
WUSF 89.7· 7 days agoCongressman John Lewis spent a lifetime fighting for equality. When the Georgia representative died in 2020, aged 80, America had changed profoundly from when Lewis fought for desegregation ...