Illustration by Ngadi Smart Following the U.S. Supreme Court ruling striking down race-conscious admissions in higher education, some corporate leaders may be concerned that beyond reducing the already low diversity…
This week commemorates one hundred years of work to ensure full constitutional equality under the law through the Equal Rights Amendment. On July 22, 1923, the ERA, initially called the…
King, Ed.D., is president of the San Diego College of Continuing Education. Nearly a month has passed since the U.S. Supreme Court turned a blind eye to the injustices suffered…
Florida’s decision to teach in schools that slavery in this country was of “personal benefit” to some enslaved people is obscene revisionism. It is like teaching that though Abraham Lincoln…
Civil rights lawyer laments dismissal of suit which attempted to force city to make recompense for the destruction of Black area An Oklahoma judge has thrown out a lawsuit seeking…
Florida has done it again. The state’s Board of Education has unveiled its newest standards for the instruction of African American history in public schools, and they include some horrendous elements. Florida…
Reparations have finally arrived for some Black Americans. The city of Evanston, Ill., began its historic reparations program by providing compensation to Black residents. Checks and vouchers in the amount…
Local, state, and federal public policies have undoubtedly robbed Black Americans of opportunities to build wealth. By Andre M. Perry and Jordan FieldsUpdated July 28, 2023, 5:00 p.m. Boston Mayor Michelle Wu announced the…
The task force, led by Mann and Kiki Jamieson, president of The Fund for New Jersey, was comprised of eight SPIA juniors and two senior commissioners that helped students conceptualize…
A St. Louis commission has convened monthly this summer to confront the vast and layered damage of slavery, segregation and discrimination. Established by executive order late last year, the St.…