affirmative action
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This White People College Cheating Scam Is the Perfect Example of Why We Need Affirmative Action
Whenever people try to tell me that affirmative action admissions policies give black people (and by extension other nonblack people of color) an unfair advantage, I always have to remind them that the deck is stacked against us in the first place. White privilege, systemic and institutionalized racism and nepotism are some of the biggest…
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The 'Merit' Myth: The White Lies About Race-Conscious College Admissions
Of all the things ever held by white America and kept just out of reach from black hands and hearts, money has never been the most important of these. Nor has power, justice or equality ever been our ultimate goal. No man desires to be the equal of his oppressor or expects justice from the…
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2 Birds, 1 Racist President: Trump to Undo Obama Policy That Used Race as Factor for Diversity in Schools
In continuing with the White House’s theme on hating people of color while simultaneously undoing the legacy of former president of the United States and current president of Wakanda, Barack Obama, the Trump administration will rescind policies that included using race as a factor in achieving diversity in schools. “The Justice Department will scrap seven…
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At Capital Gazette, Lack of Security Was 'Deliberate'
Shooting Suspect Entered Easily; 5 Died Gizmodo Budget Cuts Claim 44, Root’s Journal-isms Celis to Be Honored for Aiding J-Students of Color Now The Station Theme Song Plays for Him, Too Media Faulted for Overlooking ‘Surprise’ Winner ICE Shows Up at CBS Interview With Ex-Spokesman Newsrooms in U.S., Latin America to Help Find Kids Most…
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Justice Department Threatens to Sue Harvard Over Race-Based Admissions Practices
The Trump administration is squaring up for its first major legal challenge over affirmative action, as documents obtained by CNN indicate. The news network, which shared copies of the documents on its site, confirms that the Department of Justice is actively investigating Harvard’s use of race in its admissions decisions. The letters, which come from…
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Justice Department Probe of Harvard Admissions May Hit on Affirmative Action: Report
The Trump administration’s battle against affirmative action is under way. A new report from BuzzFeed News confirms that the Department of Justice is investigating Harvard University’s admissions practices. The investigation likely centers on allegations that Harvard’s use of affirmative action discriminates against students of Asian descent, according to the report. BuzzFeed reports that the confirmation…
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Betsy DeVos Tries to Backpedal on Her HBCU Comments, but She’s Still a Dummy Who Doesn’t Care About Black People
Earlier this year, Education Secretary and super-rich white woman Betsy DeVos put her foot in her mouth when she said HBCUs were “real pioneers when it comes to school choice.” Because she has never had to worry about not having access to education, it was clear she didn’t understand that those early schools were, in…
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Everything White People Think About Affirmative Action Is Wrong
After uniting with Steve Bannon, Stephen Miller and Betsy DeVos to form the Trump administration’s version of the Caucasian Avengers, Jeff Sessions has directed his efforts toward uplifting a class of people who have long been ignored by the American educational system: white people. According to documents obtained by the New York Times, the attorney…
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7 Journalists of Color Leaving Houston Chronicle
Paper’s Staffing Out of Step With Diverse Region ‘Diversity’ Said to Miss Point of Affirmative Action Media See Threat to Freedoms in Leak Crackdown Immigration Plan: ‘Make America White Again’ Overlooked: Trump Appointments to Federal Courts Alternative-Media Group to Take Diversity Census After 9 Years, U.S. Refuses Mexican Ex-Journalist Maria Elena Salinas to Leave Univision…
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Judge of Characters: Reclaiming My Time … and Energy
This week, I am confident the only thing that mattered was that we all gained a new mantra: “Reclaiming my time.” Once again, thanks to the amazing Queen Auntie Maxine, not only do we have our new mantra and viral sensation, but we also have a whole new level of love and admiration for her.…