VCU, GMU won't require DEI classes after Youngkin's review
Undergraduate diversity-themed coursework mandates in public Virginia universities faced opposition from Republican governor, leading to the mandates being removed before implementation. [ more ]
Woke NYC Child Services policies will result in dead black kids
The Administration for Children's Services (ACS) in NYC is shifting focus to racial equity, leading to concerns about child safety and intervention procedures. [ more ]
Beyond Pledges: Building More Inclusive Capital Ecosystems - Non Profit News | Nonprofit Quarterly
Efforts to address racial inequality have resulted in financial pledges totaling $340 billion, but progress and tangible impact remain unclear.
The existing capital systems fail to address the fundamental systems that reproduce inequality, leading to a mismatch between investment and impact. [ more ]
Lori E. Lightfoot: We must empower Chicago's nonprofit sector
Black Chicagoans were hardest hit by COVID-19, dying at six times the rate of any other demographic.
Community-based organizations (CBOs) played a crucial role in responding to the pandemic by providing services, resources, and support to communities. [ more ]
Did The Firms That Shared MLK Quotes Actually Read The Guy?
Martin Luther King Jr. Day is often misused as a way for people to justify positions that King would not have supported.
Martin Luther King Jr. had non-violence and racial equity as core tenets of his philosophy, and it is jarring to see people who do not embody those values praising him. [ more ]
Did The Firms That Shared MLK Quotes Actually Read The Guy?
Martin Luther King Jr. Day is often misused as a way for people to justify positions that King would not have supported.
Martin Luther King Jr. had non-violence and racial equity as core tenets of his philosophy, and it is jarring to see people who do not embody those values praising him. [ more ]
Did The Firms That Shared MLK Quotes Actually Read The Guy?
Martin Luther King Jr. Day is often misused as a way for people to justify positions that King would not have supported.
Martin Luther King Jr. had non-violence and racial equity as core tenets of his philosophy, and it is jarring to see people who do not embody those values praising him. [ more ]
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High School Did Not Discriminate Against Asian American Students, Court Rules
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit ruled on Tuesday in favor of a new admissions process at one of the most prestigious public high schools in the country, and found that it had not discriminated against Asian American students in its admissions policies.Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, in Alexandria, Va., had replaced the admissions exam with an essay and began admitting students from a cross-section of schools, with weight given to poorer students and those learning English.
Neera Tanden will replace Susan Rice as domestic policy adviser, Biden announces
President Joe Biden announced Friday that Neera Tanden will succeed Susan Rice as the White House domestic policy adviser.The White House announced last week that Susan Rice would be leaving her post this month, marking one of the Biden administration's highest-profile departures as the president's domestic agenda stalls in a divided Congress.
New curricular modules will highlight role of race in health sciences
As part of a new $560,000 grant from the Mellon Foundation, humanities scholars at Wheaton College in Massachusetts are developing 10 curricular modules on the role of race, cultural backgrounds and global perspectives in health and medicine-and professors beyond Wheaton will be able to incorporate them into existing courses.
Benjamin Gerard Coyle-Larner - better known as Loyle Carner - is the prolific figurehead of South Croydon.At the age of 28, Carner is now acknowledged as one of the heavy hitters in the UK music scene, using his craft as a juggernaut to amplify the issues that matter to him.Kicking through the doors of the music industry with a comfort and ease similar to his languorous rapping style, Loyle's career settled on greener pastures when he was nominated for a Mercury Prize for his fervently informed, lyrical debut album Yesterday's Gone in 2017.
Longtime leader in Los Angeles Community College District faces ouster from Board of Trustees
A longtime leader in the Los Angeles Community College District is poised to lose his seat on the district's Board of Trustees.Ernest Moreno, a Republican and frequent critic of the district and how it spends its money, trails challenger Sara Hernandez by an overwhelming 22 points in initial returns.
Oakland's striking teachers and school district reach agreement on four common good' demands
After seven days of strikes, the Oakland Unified School District announced it had reached an agreement with the teachers' union on four common good demands which, until this point, had placed the two sides in a gridlock since the strikes began.For over a week, the district had argued that these demands which seek to address racial equity, homelessness, and environmental justice for students fell outside the scope of a union bargaining agreement.
Oakland Unified school district warns graduations in jeopardy if teachers strike continues
As the Oakland Unified teachers strike marches toward its eighth day next week, the school district is warning a continued walkout threatens high school seniors' academic future as graduation season approaches while representatives with the teacher's union say significant progress is being made toward a deal to restart classes, perhaps by Monday.
Sometimes, things get worse before they get better.New York Knicks point guard Micheal Ray Richardson ( that's how he spells his name) understood this.In 1981, he offered one of the most trenchant observations in the history of professional sports.When asked about the Knicks' latest losing streak, Richardson said, " The ship be sinking."
Activists Blast Developer Dirty Bomb' And Lack of Racial Equity In SF's Housing Element Plan
The phrase developer dirty bomb entered the chat surrounding the San Francisco Housing Element debate at Thursday's Planning Commission meeting, as affordable housing activists argue the soon-to-be-final draft of the plan gives short shrift to racial equity.As of press time for this post, the San Francisco Planning Commission is still in session discussing the final draft of the San Francisco Housing Element, a state mandate requiring that each county submit a plan to build enough housing to keep up with their population growth.
Chicago US Rep. Jesus Chuy Garcia's staff among U.S. House aides filing to unionize
U.S. Rep. Jesús "Chuy" García's staffers have joined a burgeoning effort on Capitol Hill in which congressional aides are unionizing to bargain for better working conditions.
State DOJ Probing Oakland School District Over Closing Seven Schools, Citing Civil Rights Violations
The California Department of Justice has launched a fact-finding mission into the Oakland Unified School District over its plan to close seven schools and merge two others, as the closures may violate students' rights to equal access to education.Early this year when the Oakland Unified School District announced it was closing a bunch of schools over budget woes and declining enrollment (a plan whose current incarnation is to close seven schools and merge two others), the response from teachers and parents was very Bay Area: hunger strikes, student walkouts, and activists occupying a shuttered school.
By Rebecca Kaplan, Oakland City Councilmember At-Large- On Election Day 2022, reproductive rights were on the minds of voters as they went to the polls.In the wake of the Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Services U.S. Supreme Court decision that overturned Roe v. Wade, the future of reproductive rights, health, and choice-and all the privacy issues they impact, including LGBT rights-have been a source of uncertainty and extreme concern.
Flip your Ballot on NYC Election Day and Vote for "A Just and Equitable City for All" with Lurie Daniel Favors, Esq. Commissioner for NYC Racial Justice, Executive Director at the Center for Law and Social Justice at Medgar Evers College - Schneps Podcasts
The Racial and Justice Commission for NYC is supported by Mayor Eric Adams to educate New Yorkers about the three ballot proposals they will see in the general election.