Blue State College Allegedly Using Explicit Racial Quotas In Admissions
The Young Americas Foundation (YAF) filed a civil rights complaint against Gettysburg University on Thursday over illegal admission policies. The Senior Assistant Director of Admissions at Gettysburg submitted a plan detailing the school’s policy to allow “20% of domestic students” at the Student Senate meeting on March 31, according to a presentation obtained by YAF […]
US Naval Academy Ditches Racial Preferences In Admissions Following Trump Order
The U.S. Naval Academy has ended racial preferences in the admissions process, President Donald Trump’s administration said in a court application Friday. New changes to policy come as a result of Trump’s issuance Executive On January 27th, an order banning all diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives in the military prompted policy changes from the […]
Wikipedia Donations Go Toward Embedding Feminism And Racial Justice In World’s Largest Encyclopedia
The Wikimedia Foundation, the nonprofit that maintains Wikipedia, has donated hundreds of thousands of dollars in fiscal year 2022-2023 to activist groups seeking to align the online encyclopedia with its traditional center-left views, tax documents show. Wikipedia readers are often met with solemn messages that they risk losing the site's independence if they don't donate, […]
‘Agree To Disagree’: ABC Host Debates Harris’ Racial Identity With Swing-State Voter
Wisconsin voter Melody Davie debated Vice President Kamala Harris' racial identity with ABC host Martha Raddatz on Sunday after Davie asked her if she was black. During a segment on ABC's “This Week,” Raddatz interviewed voters in key battleground states about their choices for the upcoming election. While discussing the recent rightward shift of black […]
Liberal Nonprofits Coached On How To ‘Tweak Language’ To Avoid Being Sued For Racial Discrimination
Representatives from major center-left charities hosted a panel on Tuesday to coach nonprofit leaders on how to continue giving preferential treatment to some groups while effectively avoiding racial discrimination lawsuits, the Washington Free Beacon reported. The panel, hosted by grants management platform Fluxx and featuring speakers from center-left philanthropies Hello Alice and the Kresge Foundation, […]
EXCLUSIVE: Asset Managers Leveraged Red State Pension Funds To Back ‘Racial Equity,’ Climate Agenda, Report Finds
A report by the conservative watchdog group American Accountability Foundation found that several asset managers used Idaho residents' pension funds to support racial and climate change agendas in 2022 and 2023. The Public Employees' Retirement System of Idaho (PERSI) used six asset management firms — Adelante Capital Management, AllianceBernstein, Brandes Investment Partners, Fiera Capital, Longview […]
‘Really A Phony Controversy’: Byron Donalds Spars With George Stephanopoulos Over Kamala Harris’ Racial Identity
Republican Rep. Byron Donald of Florida on Sunday got into a spat with ABC News host George Stephanopoulos over Vice President Kamala Harris' racial identity. Former President Donald Trump claimed last week at the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) 2024 Conference in Chicago, Illinois that he didn't know Harris was black until a few […]
‘They Aren’t Appealing Because They Will Lose’: Biden Administration Backs Down From ‘Racial Equity’ Programs
The Biden administration has backed away from defending two race-based programs that were central to its “racial equity agenda,” The Washington Post reported Friday. Federal courts have ruled racial preferences unconstitutional in cases involving the Minority Business Development Agency and the Small Business Administration's 8(a) program, which awarded loans and government contracts based on race. […]
CNN Host Says GOP Is Using Racial ‘Veiled Slur’ Against People Like Kamala Harris
CNN host Brianna Keilar on Tuesday accused Republicans of making a “euphemistic smear” against Vice President Kamala Harris, suggesting she was hired on a diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) basis. Keilar was responding to Republican Rep. Tim Burchett of Tennessee calling Harris the “vice president for DEI.” X Post Burchett, who on Monday criticized the […]
Scientists Gather To Debate Renaming Plant Names Riddled With Racial Slurs
Botanists will vote at an international botanical congress in Madrid on renaming plant species that contain racist insults or other offensive names, Nature magazine reported on Tuesday. The International Botanical Congress, which meets every six to seven years to consider naming rules for plants, fungi and algae, is set to vote on two proposals for […]