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News

From the movements of the 1960s to the evolution of progressive culture today, college-aged individuals have been one of the main groups energizing the fight for equality.

Health

Historically Black colleges and universities across the country have lost huge aspects of traditional student life due to the pandemic. For HBCUs, the culture that makes these schools socially unique took a substantial hit.

Race Matters

Now-former Fort Lauderdale Police Chief Larry Scirotto was fired after department employees complained he committed equal opportunity violations after saying a wall of police chief photos was "'too white’ and ‘I’m gonna change that.’"

Race Matters

Mississippi's Republican-controlled House voted 75-43 to pass Senate Bill 2113, an anti-CRT that bans schools and colleges from teaching that any “sex, race, ethnicity, religion or national origin is inherently superior or inferior,” which no school actually teaches.  

In honor of National Reading Month, here are five books you and your kids and teens should be reading this month, and these books just so happen to be written by Black authors too! 

Race Matters

The Anti-Racism Act of 2022 passed the West Virginia Senate by a 21-12 vote on Wednesday and has been sent to the House. The bill prevents the teaching that any race, ethnicity, or biological sex is superior to another in public K-12 schools and colleges—which don't teach any of that. 

Politics

Fox News host Tucker Carlson demanded to see the LSAT scores of Joe Biden's nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court, Ketanji Brown Jackson, to prove that she's "one of our nation's top legal minds."

Dr. Seuss Enterprises is releasing a new series of books that will include never before seen Dr. Seuss characters accompanied by stories written and illustrated by a diverse group of talented authors and artists with different racial backgrounds.

Nation

The need for Black teachers is crucial because oftentimes they can bridge the gap for many Black students and connect with them in meaningful ways

Education

Newly appointed Dr. Dietra Trent has begun her tenure as the Executive Director of the White House Initiative on Advancing Educational Equity, Excellence, and Economic Opportunity through Historically Black Colleges and Universities.

Race Matters

A CBS-YouGov poll shows that an overwhelming majority of Americans surveyed reject the idea of banning books about history or race and believe students.

Race Matters

Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick pledged to end tenure for college professors who teach critical race theory in response to the Faculty Council at the University of Texas approving a resolution to give professors the freedom to do so.