Reconciliation
Center on Race, Law and Justice Marks 10 Years of Advancing Conversations on Race and Equality
Fordham Law News – Fordham University
… race, racial justice, discrimination, and equality. As the Center celebrates its 10th anniversary this year, its work remains vital for …
Transitional Justice Initiatives
Letter: Establishing the Resident Oversight Board – Amherst Indy
Amherst Indy
… BIPOC, and two are of African American descent; an adequate operational … BIPOC communities. (CSWG Report, Part B, p. 12). And as the CSWG …
Digging Deeper: Teachers Learn Archaeology Through Indigenous Voices at Bells Bend
Nashville, TN — Long before Nashville became Music City, generations of Indigenous peoples called the Cumberland River valley home.
Reparations
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 …
Asm. Isaac Bryan’s Corporate Reparations Bill, Other Black Caucus Measures Advance
The San Diego Voice & Viewpoint
The Equal Justice Society, a civil rights organization, co-founded the Alliance for Reparations, Reconciliation and Truth, a multiracial coalition …
Pratt: Aligning Reparations and Taxation – TaxProf Blog
TaxProf Blog – Association of American Law Schools
Rehabilitative reparation remedies advance the important normative goals of intergenerational restorative justice and racial reconciliation.
What’s the Point of Reparation? – Racism.org
Argues that reparations should repair unjust social relations created by slavery and later racial injustice, rather than focus only on …
Police Violence/Protests
Racial bias in felony murder convictions calls for criminal justice reform
The Bay State Banner
… people to charge as co-defendants — directly disadvantages people of color.” Outside the criminal justice system, the report observes, “Structural …
New Jersey attorney general opens civil rights investigation into Delaney Hall ICE center
Washington Examiner
“New Jersey has a legal and a moral duty to stand up for the civil rights of people in our State,” she said in a statement. “For detained individuals, …
Business Involvement in Racial Justice
Wallace Foundation Provides Boost for Small Minority Art Groups
San Francisco Classical Voice
BIPOC is the acronym for Black, Indigenous, and People of Color. This is only one of the Wallace Foundation Advancing Well-Being in the Arts block …
For Older Black Homeowners, a Lifetime of Housing Discrimination Adds Up – Shelterforce
Shelterforce
… people need from their homes and communities. … The list of discriminatory housing practices that older people of color may have encountered over …
Asian American, Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander Heritage Month – Burlington, VT
Burlington, VT
For Pacifique Nsengiyumva, racial equity, inclusion, access, and belonging are fundamental to building strong communities and a.
Revolution host 23 locally owned small businesses for Pop-up Market at Saturday’s Match …
New England Revolution
(August 7, 2026) – The New England Revolution partnered with Women of Color Entrepreneurs (WOCE) and Heritage Market to bring 23 local BIPOC-owned …
New Book Examines Small Business Recovery and Racial Equity After the Pandemic
UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs
UCLA Luskin Professor Robert Fairlie explores how government aid, entrepreneurship and racial inequality shaped small business recovery after …
Educational/Historical Memory
Voting rights anniversary spotlights America’s enduring anti-Black contempt – Virginia Mercury
Virginia Mercury
Yet no one underplayed the latest reversal of progress for Blacks, Latinos and other people of color in this nation’s long, tortured and oft-racist …
NPR Illinois
On Aug. 14, 1908, Springfield’s racial tensions exploded. A mob of about 5,000 white people gathered outside the county jail that evening.
Charlotte residents to visit Montgomery to learn more about civil rights history | WFAE 90.7
WFAE
About 30 Charlotte residents will travel to Montgomery, Alabama, later this month as part of a three-day pilgrimage focused on civil rights …
Van Cortlandt House Museum exhibit reexamines the estate’s ties to slavery
The Riverdale Press
Keywords. Van Cortlandt House Museum, Overlapping Empires, Samantha Box, Van Cortlandt Park, Bronx museums, slavery in New York, colonial New York …
Federal Judge Finds Reinstating Confederate School Names Violates the Constitutional
NAACP Virginia
… Civil Rights Act of 1964. … Holland & Knight has been recognized as a leader in pro bono work across a broad range of causes – from civil rights to …
Racial Justice/Equality
U.S. Department of Education Directs Schools to Stop Racial Balancing in Student
Department of Education
The Department’s new guidance notes that race-conscious discipline policies coincided with increased and repeated disruptive behavior, more missed …
US civil rights group joins team seeking answers in death of Black teen Nolan Wells
Reuters
Although authorities have not announced final findings or alleged foul play, questions raised by family members, civil rights leaders and others …
DOJ Declares 3 Race-Based STEM Programs Unconstitutional – Inside Higher Ed
Inside Higher Ed
The National Science Foundation can no longer administer three programs meant to boost racial and ethnic diversity in science, technology, …
Racial weathering and its toll on generations of Black Americans – WUSF
WUSF
The term describes how repeated exposure to stressors leads to poor health outcomes. A related concept, racial weathering, points to racism as a major …
Federal judge dismisses racial discrimination lawsuit against Minneapolis Public Schools
KARE 11
MINNEAPOLIS — A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit filed by the U.S. Department of Justice accusing Minneapolis Public Schools of racial …
College’s BIPOC-Only Geology Camp Draws DOJ Scrutiny Over Alleged Racial Discrimination
NewsBreak
A BIPOC-centered geology retreat tied to Central Washington University has drawn federal scrutiny after online criticism raised questions about …
Trump administration’s civil rights enforcement at Harvard faces Georgetown opposition
Campus Reform
The Trump administration’s effort to hold Harvard accountable to Title VI federal civil rights and funding requirements is facing opposition from …
What to know about Trump’s new attempt to limit birthright citizenship | PBS News
PBS
… Civil Liberties Union Immigrants’ Rights Project. “Birthright citizenship is guaranteed by the 14th Amendment, and no amount of executive orders …
Justice Department finds Duke Law discriminated based on race in admissions
The Duke Chronicle
“As a result of these practices, highly qualified white, Asian and other students were denied admission on the basis of their race,” Dhillon wrote in …
University of Oregon limits scholarship eligibility to ‘culturally diverse’ students
Campus Reform
Additionally, the IRES Department claims on its website that 100 percent of its “core faculty” are “Black, Indigenous, or People of Color,” while also …
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