By Sandy West Originally appeared in the Texas Tribune A Child Protective Services disability specialist says Texas’ foster care system isn’t preparing teens with cognitive disabilities and mental health challenges […]
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NAACP to Miles: nix ‘libraries-to-school prison’ plan
By Aswad Walker of the Houston Defender Vocal members of the Black and Latinx communities made it perfectly clear that they see HISD Superintendent Mike Miles’ plan to eliminate librarians […]
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Rep. Crockett and Senator Cardin Host Democracy Restoration Act Press Conference
On Thursday, July 27, Rep. Jasmine Crockett (TX-30) and Senator Ben Cardin (D-MD) will host a press conference announcing the introduction of the Democracy Restoration Act, historic legislation that would […]
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State investigating claim that DPS troopers were told to push migrants back into the Rio Grande and deny them water
By Uriel J. García Originally appeared in the Texas Tribune The Office of the Inspector General is investigating the claims, which include pushing small children and women with nursing babies […]
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In Wake of Conservative Court Striking Down Affirmative Action, Justice Jackson and Civil Rights Leaders Agree: ‘America has never been Colorblind’
Jackson’s disapproval could easily be summed up in a single and precise sentence: “Our country has never been colorblind.” By Stacy M. BrownOriginally appeared in NNPA As she watched her […]
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If Discrimination Had a Yearbook, SCOTUS Would Win ‘Most Likely to Succeed’
By Patrick Washington Originally appeared in Word in Black The Supreme Court’s ruling on affirmative action lets “any mini Karen with a social media account” claim discrimination and strip rights […]
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Biden Blasts Supreme Court’s Affirmative Action Decision
By Stacy M. Brown Originally appeared in NNPA The United States Supreme Court has sent shockwaves through the nation’s education system by departing from decades of precedent that have fostered […]
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Supreme Court Strikes Down Affirmative Action
NNPA NEWS — “By gutting equitable access to our country’s higher education system, today’s majority conservative Supreme Court ruled against Black and Brown students’ access to the American Dream,” said Jessica […]
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Ancestral Connections: Political Elite’s Ties to Slavery Revealed
Among the 536 members of the last sitting Congress, Reuters found that at least 100 have ancestors who were slaveholders. By Stacy M. Brown Originally appeared in NNPA Recent research […]
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What Does the End of Affirmative Action Mean for Black Students?
By Aziah Siid Originally appeared in Word in Black We can learn from the states where affirmative action has already been banned what the Supreme Court’s decision to restrict race […]