What do Americans think of DEI programs? What a poll found as Trump calls them ‘illegal’
In the latest YouGov poll, nearly half of respondents, 48%, said they have a somewhat or very favorable view of DEI programs. Meanwhile, a smaller share, 29%, said they have an un ...
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Trump Outlines America First Agenda: What It Means for Black Americans
President Donald Trump has unveiled his American priorities, which include measures addressing border security, economic policies, government restructuring, and social values. While the policies aim ...
Staff laid off at Harvard Slavery Remembrance Program, university outsources research
Staff told the Crimson, the Harvard student newspaper, that they were not given any advance notice of the decision Thursday to lay off staff and outsource research to American Ancestors of Boston.
How Black families hope to preserve Altadena's history after the Eaton Fire
When the Eaton Fire blazed through Altadena earlier this month it took more than homes and memories — it devastated a city that has long been a haven for Black families.
A federal judge temporarily blocks Trump’s executive order redefining birthright citizenship
SEATTLE (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s executive order denying U.S.
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Trump vs. MLK: Drawing inspiration for the struggle ahead
Trump’s return to office on MLK Day feels like a rebuke of everything King stood for and fought for: his personal decency and dignity as well as his ethical, moral and spiritual nobility. Trump’s ...
BREAKING NEWS: Trump’s Challenge To Birthright Citizenship Deemed ‘Unconstitutional’
A Seattle judge is siding with attorney generals from 22 states calling the challenge to birthright citizenship "blatantly unconstitutional." ...
Mary McLeod Bethune, known as the ‘First Lady of Negro America,’ also sought to unify the African diaspora
In 1935, Bethune founded the National Council of Negro Women, an “organization of organizations” to unify African American women’s organizations under one major umbrella. The Mary McLeod Bethune ...
Trump isn’t the first to upend the federal workforce because of race
President Woodrow Wilson facilitated the segregation of a diverse federal workforce, where Black and White professionals had been working together for years.
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Shirley Mae remembered for nurturing Smoketown community beyond food
The Tennessee native, born Shirley Ann Beard, cemented her roots in the Derby City at the corner of Clay and Lampton streets in the 1980s with two prominent businesses.
Trump order ending federal DEI programs leaves agencies and stakeholders on uncertain ground
From federal agencies to stakeholders who get federal dollars for special training, many are trying to process how President Donald Trump’s sweeping executive order putting a stop to diversity, ...
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UT Austin names architecture and planning school library after John Chase, the U.S. South’s first licensed African American architect
To recognize John Chase and his achievements, the UT Austin School of Architecture library is now named after him. The John S. Chase Architecture and Planning Library was made possible thanks to a ...