- Diversity in Education is Now Seen as a Threat
The Oxford Dictionary defines diversity as the “practice or quality of including or involving people from a range of social and ethnic backgrounds and of different genders and sexual orientations.” Diversity allows students of various backgrounds, religions, learning styles, and abilities to obtain the same education as their peers by ensuring that higher education institutions… Read more: Diversity in Education is Now Seen as a Threat - Say Her Name Louder Breonna Taylor: The Fight for Justice and Change
Staff Writer Nearly five years after the tragic death of Breonna Taylor, her name remains a powerful symbol in the fight for justice and police reform. As we honor her life, recent legal updates in her case show progress and ongoing challenges in holding law enforcement accountable. Who Was Breonna Taylor? Breonna Taylor was a… Read more: Say Her Name Louder Breonna Taylor: The Fight for Justice and Change - Education Department layoffs gut its civil rights office, leaving discrimination cases in limbo
By COLLIN BINKLEY AP Education Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Education Department’s civil rights branch is losing nearly half its staff in the Trump administration’s layoffs, effectively gutting an office that already faced a backlog of thousands of complaints from students and families across the nation. Among a total of more than 1,300 layoffs announced Tuesday were roughly 240… Read more: Education Department layoffs gut its civil rights office, leaving discrimination cases in limbo - Suspect in Tupac Shakur killing seeks to delay trial as defense identifies new witnesses
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Attorneys for the man suspected of killing rap icon Tupac Shakur want to delay next month’s trial, saying more time is needed for investigative work to ensure that Duane “Keffe D” Davis gets a fair trial. The motion filed Friday in a Nevada court provides insight into Davis’ defense, noting that… Read more: Suspect in Tupac Shakur killing seeks to delay trial as defense identifies new witnesses - Woman withdraws civil lawsuit against Jay-Z, Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs alleging she was raped at age 13
By SUSAN HAIGH and JONATHAN LANDRUM JR. Associated Press An Alabama woman who said she was raped by rappers Jay-Z and Sean “Diddy” Combs when she was 13 withdrew her civil lawsuit against both men on Friday, according to court filings. The unidentified woman in December added Jay-Z, whose legal name is Shawn Carter, to a lawsuit… Read more: Woman withdraws civil lawsuit against Jay-Z, Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs alleging she was raped at age 13
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