Michael Peregrine: The legacy of Lyndon Johnson’s ‘We Shall Overcome’ speech persists
On the 60th anniversary of Lyndon Johnson’s voting rights speech, we are reminded how government can address concerns with ...
The Rollback of the Civil-Rights Movement Is the Singular Moral Failure of Modern American Conservatism
Almost from the time Lyndon Johnson handed Dr. King the pen with which h’d signed the CRA in 1964, the Republican Party determined to derive political benefits from attaching itself to the angry ...
Three NY colleges under investigation for alleged civil rights violations
Students must be assessed according to merit and accomplishment, not prejudged by the color of their skin. We will not yield ...
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DEI Policies Go Against 1964 Civil Rights Act, DOJ Warns
On Wednesday, the Department of Justice and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission warned that DEI policies could violate the 1964 Civil Rights Act. That same day, it was revealed that President ...
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Experts worry that DEIA bans are part of a push to undo the 1964 Civil Rights Act
(SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING) LYNDON B JOHNSON: I'm about to sign into law the Civil Rights Act of 1964. DIRKS: That act did not end racism, but it made segregation in businesses, in public ...
University of Minnesota among dozens of schools under federal investigation for allegations of racial discrimination
The University of Minnesota is among dozens of schools facing an investigation by the U.S. Department of Education over ...
US Dept. of Education investigating Duke as part of sweeping anti-DEI changes under Trump
The U.S. Department of Education announced Friday it has opened an investigation into Duke University for allegedly violating ...
Civil rights group alleges a Michigan college's scholarship focused on trans-racial adoptees is discriminatory
A complaint filed by a civil rights organization on Thursday alleges that a Michigan university is discriminating on the basis of sex and race.