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Federal Judge Blocks AI-Driven DOGE Cuts For Unlawfully Targeting Race, Gender & Other Protected Classes
2+ week, 20+ hour ago (542+ words) A federal judge has ruled that Elon Musk's DOGE unlawfully used race, gender, and other protected characteristics to carry out sweeping cuts to humanities grants. A federal judge has ruled that'Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency, widely known as DOGE,…...
Texas Judge Blocks Changes To HUB Program, Citing Executive Overreach
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (454+ words) A Texas judge has temporarily blocked sweeping changes to the state's Historically Underutilized Business (HUB) program, delivering an early legal victory to a coalition of minority-owned businesses and civil rights advocates who argued the move threatened both economic opportunity and…...
Our Voices: O'Neal: Understanding the Great Divide
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (338+ words) I've been scratching my head, searching for the right framing for Black/white interracial relations in Dallas/Texas/America without much success, then BOINGGGG! !! Leave it to iconic Brenham Texas' Blue Bell ice cream to provide the absolute PERFECT metaphor…...
Black women are still working twice as hard for less, new economic report finds
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (279+ words) Despite leading in education and workforce participation, Black women continue to lag in pay, wealth, and retirement security. For generations stretching back decades, Black women in this country have bemoaned, warned, teased, and testified about having to "work twice as…...
Black America Bears the Cost of War
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (275+ words) When America goes to war, history shows that Black America often pays a price long before the history books are written. Energy-driven inflation also squeezes Black-owned small businesses. Higher fuel costs increase delivery expenses, supplier costs, and utility bills. Businesses…...
Trump, Once Again, Echoes Eugenics Movement By Blaming "Genetics" For Recent Shootings
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (531+ words) Donald Trump has a disturbing habit of blaming the genetics of any Black or brown immigrant when they are connected to a crime. So, how is Trump dealing with the calamity he caused in the media? Simple: he's'disparaging entire ethnic…...
FAMU Student Says School Required "Black" To Be Removed From Black History Month Flyers
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (499+ words) FAMU Student Says School Required 'Black' To Be Removed From Black History Month Flyers'Texas Metro News Hi, what are you looking for? A student at Florida's largest HBCU said the university attempted to take the "Black' out of a student…...