Memorials
Texas church’s sculpture near NASA center honors Black Americans, women tied to space race
Episcopal News Service
That year, the Diocesan Council approved $13 million for the newly created Missionary Vision for Racial Justice Initiative, which established …
Congressman Al Green to Host Historic 5th Annual Slavery Remembrance Legislative Update
Congressman Al Green
(Houston, TX) — On Saturday, August 22, 2026, Congressman Al Green will host the historic 5th Annual Slavery Remembrance Legislative Update …
Reparations
California state Senate considers bill requiring corporations to disclose ties to slavery
WCIV
AB 2599 is part of the California Legislative Black Caucus’s broader push following recommendations from the state’s Reparations Task Force
NJ Reparations Bill Advances in Assembly, Reviving Slavery-Era Debate – Community News
Community News
A bill that would move New Jersey closer to addressing reparations for descendants of enslaved African Americans remains before an Assembly …
Business Involvement in Racial Justice
How the Supreme Court and Big Tech Both Weaponize ‘Race-Neutrality’ | TechPolicy.Press
Tech Policy Press
Justice Samuel Alito’s opinion for the conservative majority makes it nearly impossible to challenge district lines that reduce the political …
Educational/Historical Memory
Federal Court: Confederate Names “Cannot Be Divorced From Racial Discrimination”
Equal Justice Initiative
In 2020, the school board recognized that the names were racially divisive and had a discriminatory impact on Black students and removed the names …
NAACP to file complaint after Peoria Unified pulls books on people of color from K-8 classes
PinalCentral
The Peoria Unified School District removed three books about historical figures of color from its K-8 curriculum for the 2026-27 school year, …
Race Conscious Affirmative Action by Tax Exempt 501(c)(3) Institutions after Students … – Racism.org
Racism
Analyzes whether tax-exempt 501(c)(3) institutions may use race-conscious affirmative action after Students for Fair Admissions v.
Department of Education Discipline Guidance Will Harm Disabled Students of Color
DREDF
Disparate impact analysis identifies harmful effects a policy or actions have on different groups of people, including people of color. In June …
Philadelphia leaders to mark 1619 amid slavery site dispute | Local News
The Philadelphia Tribune
The Avenging the Ancestors Coalition will host its 24th annual slavery commemoration at 4 p.m. at the President’s House site at Sixth and Market …
Sacramento City Unified replaces transfer rule with lottery …
Sacramento News & Review
… racial equity. In October 1854, the Sacramento City Council created the Sacramento City School Board. At the time, the board refused to admit …
Dr. James Taylor on Race, Redistricting and the Democratic Establishment | KPFA
KPFA
… reparations and greater investment in the public good. Taylor argued that racism has historically weakened support for programs that would benefit …
Racial Justice/Equality
US tells schools not to alter discipline policies to reduce racial disparities – Reuters
Reuters
The U.S. Education Department has issued guidance urging schools to stop what it calls “racial balancing” in student discipline policies, …
EEOC found former St. Louis sheriff targeted employees by race and age – KMOV
KMOV
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission announced an agreement with the St. Louis Sheriff’s Office to resolve 13 charges of race and age
Federal investigation into Milwaukee Public Schools related to disciplinary decisions and race – WPR
WPR
The U.S. Department of Education has launched an investigation into Milwaukee Public Schools related to the district allegedly considering race …
Civil Rights Groups Warn Repeal of ABA Diversity Standard Could Deepen Barriers in U.S. …
Davis Vanguard
The organization separated from the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, or NAACP, in 1957. … people and other people of color, …
LDF Calls for Congressional and United Nations Investigations into Suspicious Deaths of …
Legal Defense Fund
… Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance and Independent Expert Mechanism to advance Racial Justice and Equality in Law …
Clayton police to end drug search program at Atlanta airport after lawsuit
Axios
… people of color — to consent to searches between fall 2020 and spring 2021, lawyers for the two men said Tuesday.
Los Angeles DA, Criticized for Charging Officer Who Taped Others Making Racist Remarks, Drops Felony
US News
The Los Angeles district attorney has reduced felony charges against a police officer who secretly recorded colleagues making racist remarks
Legal Defense Fund
Founded in 1940, the Legal Defense Fund (LDF) is the nation’s first civil rights law organization. … LDF and 15 Other Civil and Human Rights Legal …
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