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Civil Rights Leaders Declare The Freedom To Learn at Rally in Washington D.C.

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Leaders will speak on the connection between book bans, anti-CRT or “anti-woke” laws, and the suppression of other civil liberties and social justice values as part of a coordinated far-right effort to extinguish civil rights at all levels of federal government.

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Film About the Abuse of People of Color Becomes a Teaching Tool

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“I wanted to throw the government’s own book right back at them,” said Webb. the involvement of the federal government in the assassinations of Black civil rights leaders, and more. She spent four years gathering evidence on police brutality, incarceration, the 1921 race massacre in Tulsa, Okla.,

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Access Must be Front Burner for Community Colleges

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

We’re having discussions with policy makers across the spectrum from state and federal [government] … about the fact that we need to be supporting our students through this journey,” Lee said. Lee said funding needs to be cultivated from hospital systems desirous of building their nursing workforce.

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Summit Brings Together Leaders to Discuss How to Strengthen America's HBCUs

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Of the nearly $50 billion of federal government annual awards in research and development, less than 0.5%, or about $400 million, is awarded to all HBCUs combined,” said Trent. The topics, he added, should be embedded into the curriculum.

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Protecting Tribal Sovereignty

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government officially recognizes 574 Indian tribes across 49 states (Native Hawaiians are considered separately). Supreme Court issued a 5-4 decision that states and the federal government have concurrent jurisdiction over crimes committed by non-tribal members against tribal members on tribal lands unless congress states otherwise.

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The Next Frontiers in the Battle Over CRT and DEI

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“We’re going to have a generation of students who have gaps in their understanding of racial experiences and will have more difficulty address[ing] the most pressing racial and social justice issues of our time.” Initially,] there was this universal scoff among folks who are committed to racial and social justice.

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