Black students at Emory University woke up to a changed campus after the elite university announced yesterday it would end its diversity, equity, and inclusion programs. The news comes amid a federal crackdown on programs at colleges and universities designed to promote inclusion. The interim university president, Leah Ward Sears, made the announcement in a […]
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Literacy Rates, Community Trust Among Top Challenges for Atlanta’s New Schools Chief
Now that Atlanta Public Schools has finalized its choice of a new leader, the real work can start. The Atlanta Board of Education on Monday unanimously approved a three-year contract for its new superintendent, Bryan Johnson, the former University of Tennessee at Chattanooga chief strategy officer. The contract is effective Aug. 5. Johnson comes with […]
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Killer Mike’s Bankruptcy Journey Highlights Black Wealth Gaps
Editor’s note: The following is excerpted with permission, from the book “Fifteen Cents on the Dollar: How Americans Made the Black-White Wealth Gap,” which examines the structural origins of racialized wealth inequality in the United States and what perpetuates it today. The authors, Ebony Reed and Louise Story, will be featured panelists at Capital B Fest in […]
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How a Potential Sports Ban Would Affect Black Trans Youth in Georgia
When Laith Stevenson left her hometown of Ozark, Alabama, to attend college at Emory University, she was looking for an escape. The former high school track athlete wanted to leave the rural Southern town and embrace her queer identity. Stevenson found refuge in track and field. She competed on the boys team, and identified as […]