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Posted inPolitics
Don’t Be Fooled: Trump’s J6 Pardons Are All About Race
Donald Trump has granted clemency to every criminal involved in the January 6 insurrection, including those who attacked police officers, in what appears to be a coordinated campaign to protect white America’s interests in our two-tiered system of justice.
Posted inNational
Trump 2.0 Is Here — and So Is the New Black Resistance
Black Americans are preparing for Trump 2.0 by focusing on community-centered models of care, supporting HBCU medical schools and hospitals, and leveraging their own resources to resist the backlash and fight for their rights and justice.
Posted inOpinion
Why Black kids need the U.S. Education Department
Donald Trump and the Republican Party’s 2024 campaign platform are pushing to abolish the Department of Education, citing its “woke” bureaucracy, waste of taxpayer money, and interference in local decisions, while the DOE encourages diversity, protects the rights of all students, and provides financial incentives for education policy.
Posted inEducation
Classroom discipline of Black K-12 girls most harsh
Black girls are disproportionately disciplined in schools, with the GAO report finding that they accounted for nearly half of all exclusionary discipline cases in the 2017-2018 school year, and that racial bias, adultification, and colorism contribute to this disparity.