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Racist threat against Black students at California high school evokes fear in parents

By Claretta Bellamy Parents of Black students at a high school in California are worried for their children’s safety after a threat was made on Instagram earlier this month. The parents told NBC News that they have little details regarding the incident involving the threat made against Black students who attend Western High School in Anaheim, and are unsatisfied with the response from school staff. The threat came in the form of an image posted on Instagram, which was reviewed by NBC News. Accompanying text warned the school to “be ready” and used a racial slur on top of a picture of handguns,

The South is home to a growing Black immigrant population

By Leah Donnella Titile Keskessa was 15 years old when she “almost got beat up” by a classmate for asking, the day after Martin Luther King Jr. Day, who exactly this King guy was — and why he warranted a day off from school. It was 1987, and Keskessa had recently moved from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to Memphis, Tenn. — the city where King was notoriously assassinated. She laughs at the memory now. It’s almost too absurd to be satire: a Black kid threatening violence against another Black kid to defend the honor of the leader of the nonviolent organizing

NAACP warns Congress against debt ceiling deal that would ‘harm’ Black communities

By Daniel Arkin The NAACP’s president is warning Congress that any resolution to the debt ceiling impasse that caps spending on federal aid programs would “disproportionately harm Black communities” and that talk of expanding work requirements “must be resoundingly rejected,” according to a letter obtained by NBC News. “These proposals play on racist stereotypes masquerading as sound policy,” Derrick Johnson, the head of the civil rights organization, wrote in an open letter to Congress sent Wednesday. In the letter, he laid out his concerns following reports that legislators involved in debt limit negotiations are weighing proposals that would cap federal discretionary spending on programs such as Medicaid,

Women-Led Equity Group Slams DeSantis’ Bill Banning Florida College Diversity Programs

By Bilal G. Morris Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ culture wars are in full effect. On Monday, DeSantis signed a bill prohibiting colleges and universities in his state from spending money on diversity, equity and inclusion programs and initiatives.  According to Florida Senate Bill 266, which will go into effect July 1, colleges and universities, “may not expend any funds for programs or campus activities that violate the FEEA; advocate for diversity, equity, and inclusion; or promote or engage in political or social activism.” The new bill is the latest step in Ron DeSantis’ war on “woke” ideology.  “This has basically been used as a veneer

Rep. Cori Bush introduces bill on reparations for Black Americans

By Alana Wise Missouri Democratic Rep. Cori Bush has introduced new legislation calling for $14 trillion in reparations for Black Americans, in an effort to see the federal government atone for the practice of chattel slavery and hundreds of years of racist policies that followed. “The United States has a moral and legal obligation to provide reparations for the enslavement of Africans and its lasting harm on the lives of millions of Black people,” Bush said in a Wednesday news conference attended by Reps. Barbara Lee, D-Calif., and Jamaal Bowman, D-N.Y., as well as other stakeholders. “America must provide reparations

After Black pushback, AP Black Studies Course Is Getting Another Makeover

By Jessica Washington Not to promote bullying or anything, but it turns out that dogging something for months can be effective. After facing a ton of backlash from notable Black scholars, the College Board said they’d be revising their AP Black studies course again. In a statement on Monday, the College Board announced that they’d be making the changes over the next few months. “We are committed to providing an unflinching encounter with the facts and evidence of African American history and culture,” they wrote. Here’s a little refresher course for anyone who forgot about all the backlash. The new African American AP course

Chicago mayor’s progressive strategy to be tested amid public safety, growth concerns

Brandon Johnson took office Monday, facing an influx of migrants in desperate need of shelter, pressure to build support among skeptical business leaders, and summer months that historically bring a spike in violent crime. Progressives viewed Johnson’s election as evidence that bold stances lead to victory at the ballot box. Now, his first term leading the nation’s third-largest city will test the former union organizer’s ability to turn those proposals into solutions for stubborn problems worsened by the coronavirus pandemic, including public safety, economic growth and housing affordability. “There’s no honeymoon in mayoral politics or city governments,” said Dan Gibbons, CEO

DeSantis signs bill defunding diversity programs at Florida colleges

By Rose Horowitch Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed into law Monday a bill restricting how race and gender can be taught in Florida’s public higher education institutions and banning them from using state or federal funding for diversity programs. At a ceremony at the New College of Florida in Sarasota, DeSantis signed three bills that he said would give students foundational skills and prevent people from imposing orthodoxies at public universities. It marked an escalation of a broader conservative effort to limit the ways schools can teach about issues of diversity, equity and inclusion. Referring to the initialism for “diversity, equity

One year after Tops supermarket shooting, friends and family honor victim with scholarship fund

By Claretta Bellamy One year after a mass shooting at a Tops supermarket devastated a Black community in Buffalo, New York, one victim is being memorialized through the gift of education. Friends and former colleagues spearheaded a scholarship fund for local high school students to help pay for college expenses in honor of Aaron Salter, the security guard who worked at Tops and was one of the 10 individuals killed. Named the Lt. Aaron Salter Memorial Scholarship, the fund provides $5,000 scholarships to 10 graduating high school seniors from schools throughout Buffalo. Earl Perrin Jr., Salter’s longtime friend and colleague of 10 years

Fort Lee, Virginia, named for a Confederate general, will be renamed to honor Black Army pioneers

By Emma Sánchez Fort Lee in Virginia will be officially renamed Fort Gregg-Adams on Thursday after two Black officers who made significant contributions to the U.S. Army. The post is one of nine Army bases that will be renamed as part of the process of  redesignating bases named after Confederate leaders, according to an Army statement. “We are deeply honored to have Lt. Gen. Arthur Gregg and Lt. Col. Charity Adams as the new namesakes for our installation,” Maj. Gen. Mark Simerly, commander of the U.S. Army Combined Arms Support Command and senior commander of Fort Lee, said in the statement. At

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