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Juneteenth, 40 Acres and a Mule and Other Broken Promises to African Americans
The Root via Yahoo News· 4 days agoAffirmative Action as we know it today began in 1961 as President John F. Kennedy’s attempt to...
Gateway - The Root
The Root· 7 days agoNo, that’s not a Nikki Haley quote. Its decision last year, striking down affirmative action in higher education, denies our country’s racist history ...
How the Right’s Illiberal Past Became Present | Washington Monthly
Washington Monthly· 8 hours agoIn his 2004 novel, The Plot Against America, Philip Roth imagined an alternate history in which the...
Backlash against diversity and inclusion attempts to keep women of color on the margins
Chicago Sun-Times· 6 days agoThis month a federal appeals court panel suspended a grant program for Black women business owners, ruling that a conservative group is likely to prevail in its lawsuit claiming that the program ...
As Juneteenth is celebrated, DEI is rolled back in Georgia and beyond
WABE· 5 days agoWhile diversity, equity and inclusion programs are typically found in universities and businesses,...
Republicans lose trust in Supreme Court
Newsweek· 7 days agoRepublicans are losing trust in the Supreme Court, a new poll shows. Trust in the court has fallen by 14 percent among GOP voters over the last year,...
Obama's Netflix Movie Ignores How Civil Rights Icon Bayard Rustin Would Clash With Today's Liberal...
The New York Sun· 3 days ago“Rustin” is a Netflix biopic produced by Barack and Michelle Obama. The underappreciated Black 1960s...
Black advocates to use Juneteenth to demand political change
The Hill via Yahoo News· 5 days agoAs the nation recognizes Juneteenth this year, leading Black voices plan to use the holiday to call...
Explainer-What is Juneteenth and how are people marking the day?
WHTC 1450 Holland· 6 days ago(Reuters) - Juneteenth, a day that marks the emancipation of enslaved Black Americans, is always...
Supreme Court has little regard for the record or facts | Michael Douglas
Gannett via AOL· 21 hours agoThe ruling is breathtaking, both as out of touch and imperious. The court somehow deems state...