News From A Colorful Perspective
New York City Schools Richard Carranza was sued last month by three white, female Department of Education (DOE) officials who allege in their lawsuit that Carranza demoted them because they were white and fostered a toxic environment. “Under Carranza’s leadership, DOE has swiftly and irrevocably silenced, sidelined and punished plaintiffs and…
#WontBeErased hashtag erupted hours after The New York Times reported the Trump administration’s push via a memo for a new legal definition of gender, which would essentially eradicate the estimated 1.4 million Americans who identify as a different gender than the one assigned assigned at birth. Mara Keisling, executive director…
As the school year begins in Texas, it’s estimated that 350,000 students, mostly Latino and Black, with disabilities will go without the support necessary for a proper education. It’s not surprising, as in March, Public School Finance Commissioner Chair and former Texas Supreme Court Justice Scott Brister asked if the…
Two years ago, there wasn’t a single Black woman heading any of the 14 schools at Harvard University. And now, in 2018, a total of four Black women will be leading faculty departments as Deans for the first time in the 382-year history of the institution. According to the Harvard…
After celebrating the opening of his STEM-based I Promise School for at-risk youth, LeBron James took direct shots at President Trump’s leadership while speaking with CNN’s Don Lemon. On Monday, the mega-athlete and humanitarian held nothing back during his discussion with Lemon. He candidly shared his thoughts about Trump and…
LeBron James refuses to allow society to box him into being solely an athlete. Knowing first-hand what it means to overcome adversity at an early age, the L.A. Lakers’ newest star has found the ultimate way to give back to his hometown by opening the “I Promise School.” If we…
Not much has changed in the way our schools are disciplining minority students. Oklahoma City has published a report citing that although suspensions have dropped minority students are still being suspended at the same rate. Last year, Black students were suspended at a rate 133 percent higher than white students….
In a majority decision made by the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, President Donald Trump’s administration will be investigated for proposing cuts that will lead to a “dangerous reduction” of civil rights enforcement. “Along with changing programmatic priorities, these proposed cuts would result in a dangerous reduction of civil rights…
Rights for LGBT people have been a cause for concern under the Trump administration. And on Tuesday, Department of Education Secretary Betsy DeVos created more uncertainty, to say the least, when she refused to say LGBT students would be protected from discrimination at private schools. DeVos said several times that…
A statement from the White House over the weekend suggested that a certain financial program for Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) may be unconstitutional an implication that has raised concerns among supporters and leaders of HBCUs. “My Administration shall treat provisions that allocate benefits on the basis of race,…
Get the content you love the most directly in your email inbox.