Black Students Are Keeping Graduation Traditions Alive Even As DEI Crackdown Limits The Festivities
by Nahlah Abdur-Rahman May 25, 2025 Students across diverse communities are finding new ways to keep their graduation traditions afloat. Black students and other affinity groups are finding new ways to celebrate their graduations as the Trump administration’s crackdown on DEI initiatives limits their on-campus engagement. For years, affinity-specific graduations have highlighted the milestones for […]
The Digital Equity Act tried to close the digital divide. Trump calls it racist and acts to end it
One program distributes laptops in rural Iowa. Another helped people get back online after Hurricane Helene washed away computers and phones in western North Carolina. Programs in Oregon and rural Alabama teach older people, including some who have never touched a computer, how to navigate in an increasingly digital world. It all came crashing down […]
Thousands nationwide mark the 5th anniversary of George Floyd’s murder
Police reform and civil rights activists joined thousands of ordinary people Sunday to mark the fifth anniversary of George Floyd’s murder at religious services, concerts and vigils nationwide and decry the Trump administration for setting their efforts back decades. The Rev. Al Sharpton said at a Houston graveside service that Floyd represented all of those “who are […]
Maryland Legislators Believe They Can Override Gov. Moore’s Veto Of Reparations Bill
by Daniel Johnson May 25, 2025 The response to Moore’s veto of the bill also stirred up civil rights groups, like the National Black Justice Collective. Following Maryland Gov. Wes Moore’s veto of a bill that would have established a commission to study reparations, legislators in Maryland’s Black Caucus are still sure that they have […]
Indiana University Closes DEI Office To Comply With Federal Mandates
by Mary Spiller May 25, 2025 The change echoes across all nine of IU’s campuses. Indiana University has shut down its diversity, equity, and inclusion office in response to new federal mandates that are harshly targeting programs and entities that continue to uphold DEI-aligned policy. IU’s DEI office closed its doors May 22, according to […]
Black Doctors Question Eliminating Diversity From Medical School Accreditation Criteria
by Daniel Johnson May 25, 2025 Doctors warn removing DEI standards may harm efforts to improve healthcare equity. On May 19, the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) voted to remove diversity partnerships and programs from its evaluation criteria for medical schools awarding “MD” degrees, citing growing state-level crackdowns on diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives. […]
Special Analysis: Top 20 Franchises For Black Owners In Various Business Sectors
by Jeffrey McKinney May 25, 2025 Understanding a franchise’s upfront costs, business system, and financial performance are some critical factors to know before investing in such an enterprise. A push to boost entrepreneurship in their communities, an appetite for self-employment, and a chance to perhaps bag more money are some factors why Black franchising […]
Alleged Financial Misuse Prompts Investigation Into Durham Committee On The Affairs Of Black People In North Carolina
by Daniel Johnson May 25, 2025 This development represents a blemish on the reputation of an organization that was created in 1935 in order to help register Black voters in the city The Durham Committee on the Affairs of Black People is reportedly being investigated by the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation’s financial crimes […]
The massacre that shook Queens 25 years ago today—and why we still need to talk about it
May 24, 2000. A Wednesday. Just another spring day in Queens until it wasn’t. Before the sun could set, John Taylor and Craig Godineaux walked into a Wendy’s in Flushing, bound seven workers in a freezer, and shot them all in the head. Five died that day. Two survived against all odds. It was the […]
