Mar 8, 2021 | Civil Rights, Equity, Politics
Earlier this week, the Biden administration released a statement urging the House to vote in favor of the proposal. In debate on the House floor Wednesday evening before the vote, Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota said Minneapolis is still traumatized by...
Mar 1, 2021 | Civil Rights, Higher Education, Leadership
Cornel West was the third speaker in MSU’s 21st annual William G. Anderson lecture series for Black History Month, “Slavery to Freedom: An American Odyssey,” hosted by the college of osteopathic medicine. West is a professor of public philosophy at...
Jan 18, 2021 | Civil Rights, Leadership
“When I remember my uncle during the Martin Luther King holiday week, I think about his messages of faith, hope and love,” she said. Dr. King, she remembered, said faith is “like climbing a staircase; you take one step at a time and the faith builds....
Dec 14, 2020 | Civil Rights, Economic Mobility, Education
As the coronavirus pandemic continues to disrupt schooling across the country, students are falling behind — and none more than Black and Hispanics, a report by McKinsey & Company found. That will have long-term implications on their earnings and health,...
Nov 9, 2020 | Civil Rights, Equity, Higher Education
Macalester College students facing fines or bail after participating in peaceful protests can call their college president for help. Suzanne Rivera, president of the private liberal arts college in St. Paul, first said in June that the college would...
Oct 26, 2020 | Civil Rights, Democracy
There are approximately 30-million Black voters eligible to cast ballots in the general election. It’s a record number and Florida is one of nine competitive states with the highest share of black voters. That increases the impact of the Black vote and there’s a...
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