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Freedom Center offering free museum admission on Martin Luther King Jr. Day
1+ hour, 57+ min ago (112+ words) The Freedom Center in Cincinnati is opening its doors for free next Monday, inviting the community to learn and continue the conversation about civil rights and freedom. The Freedom Center is having a community day on Monday, which is Martin…...
Cracker Barrel quietly removes DEI and Pride pages from its website
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (308+ words) After backing away from a controversial logo rebrand loudly opposed by many right-wing influencers, Cracker Barrel also quietly made changes to its website this week. The Tennessee-based roadside restaurant chain deleted a dedicated "Pride page" and scrubbed references to employee…...
Ohio State tells residence halls to stick with OSU themes, citing DEI concerns
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (185+ words) Ohio State resident advisors are tasked with keeping their residence hall d'cor more focused this year, in part due to Ohio's new anti-DEI higher education law. Tuesday was the first day of classes at Ohio State University and students are…...
As new year begins, UC rolling back DEI programs in response to new Ohio law
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (152+ words) Energy is around the University of Cincinnati, with a record number of freshman on campus. As students fill classrooms and get settled into dorms, university leaders say their focus is going beyond enrollment numbers. UC is complying with Ohio's new…...
Renaming of military bases stirs debate over Confederate ties
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (814+ words) In 2023, amid a national reckoning on issues of race in America, seven Army bases' names were changed because they honored Confederate leaders. Now, those same bases are reverting back to their original names, this time with different namesakes who share…...
DHS intelligence branch to cut staffing by 75% amid elevated threat level
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (324+ words) The Department of Homeland Security is preparing to cut nearly 75% of staffing at the agency's office tasked with developing and sharing threat intelligence with state and local partners, according to an official familiar with the plans. The planned cuts of…...
University of Cincinnati shutters offices as Ohio's DEI ban takes effect
6+ mon, 2+ week ago (395+ words) The controversial bill bans diversity, equity and inclusion at public colleges and universities. A controversial law banning diversity, equity and inclusion at colleges and universities takes effect in Ohio on Friday. However, UC says it does not expect the law…...
Wisconsin dairy farmer sues Trump administration claiming discrimination against white farmers
6+ mon, 3+ week ago (544+ words) A Wisconsin dairy farmer alleged in a federal lawsuit filed Monday that the Trump administration is illegally denying financial assistance to white farmers by continuing programs that favor minorities. The conservative Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty filed the lawsuit…...
Thousands celebrate Pride, protest Trump's policies in Washington
7+ mon, 6+ day ago (462+ words) A global Pride festival celebrating the LGBTQ+ community will culminate on Sunday in a rally and march on the National Mall. WorldPride, an annual event being hosted in Washington, D.C. this year, has drawn hundreds of thousands of visitors to the…...
College, university leaders negotiating with White House aide, source says
7+ mon, 2+ week ago (1281+ words) College and university leaders have been privately negotiating with a deputy to President Donald Trump's top aide Stephen Miller in hopes of avoiding the same aggressive targeting of Harvard University, a person familiar with the matter said, as the administration…...