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Racial Healing and Relationship Building Live Expert Session with Terry Cross
November 25, 2024Cohort 3 Live Expert October 10.9.24: Understanding the Relational Worldview as a Decolonization Strategy Colonization has had a devastating impact on Indigenous peoples. This presentation examines how racial healing is facilitated by using...
One Year After Affirmative Action: College Diversity Reduced, HBCU Enrollment Boosted
November 25, 2024By Nakia Cooper, Ethnic Media Studies One year after the affirmative action ruling, the college landscape is evolving. While diversity has faced challenges, HBCUs see a surge in enrollment! (Read...
Climate Justice Black Leaders Championing Environmental Equity in Detroit
September 3, 2024By Ebony JJ Curry, Michigan Chronicle Black leaders of Detroit are tackling environmental inequities and setting new standards for environmental justice. (Read...
Research shows children and adolescents may be motivated to rectify gender and ethnicity biases in the classroom
July 29, 2024By: Science Mag Exciting new research reveals that even young children are aware of social inequalities and willing to address them. A study on recognition and rectification of biases in school settings sheds light on the developing awareness of...
The Court Ruling to Halt The Fearless Fund Fails Black Women
June 25, 2024By Aisha Nyandoro, TIME Programs like the Fearless Fund are essential in addressing systemic inequities and ensuring equal access to opportunities for all individuals. We must defend these initiatives and fight against attacks on efforts to right...
The Urgent Case For Supporting Marginalized Groups In Today’s Society
June 14, 2024By Sughnen Yongo, Forbes The decline in DEI initiatives in the workforce is concerning, especially with ongoing gaps that need addressing. Economic factors and policies have led to fatigue around DEI, impacting marginalized groups. Despite...
Let The Games Begin: Met Fest 2024
June 12, 2024By Demarco Rush The first annual Met Fest convention took place at the Entertainment and Sports Arena in Washington, DC, focusing on esports, tech, and STEM opportunities for children and teens in underrepresented communities. (Read...
Decades of Disinvestment: Historic Redlining and Mortgage Lending Since 1981
June 4, 2024The National Community Reinvestment Coalition (NCRC) has just released a comprehensive analysis of Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) data spanning 40 years. The report reveals that despite laws against discriminatory lending practices, race-based...
A Lawmaker Proposed a Bill that would Ban DEI in Medical Schools. Doctors Say it Could Roll Back Progress Toward Improving Black Maternal Health.
May 30, 2024By Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN Medical schools, doctors and professors are speaking out against claims that their DEI programs are exclusionary. In fact, they were created to address racial disparities in medicine and combat the Black maternal health...
Mammograms are Now Recommended Starting at age 40. Should You Get One?
May 21, 2024By Katia Hetter, CNN The US Preventive Services Task Force has revised their guidelines on mammograms, advising women to start screening at age 40 and continue every other year until age 74. With cancer diagnoses on the rise among young people,...