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1 week ago | 
today.westlaw.com | Stephen Coates |Kat Stafford |Bianca Flowers
(Reuters) -House Democrats are calling on the Smithsonian inspector general to launch an investigation into U.S. President Donald Trump's March executive order targeting federally funded museums, arguing that the directive may violate federal law and...
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2 weeks ago | 
yahoo.com | Kat Stafford |Kia Johnson |Jayla Whitfield-Anderson
By Kat Stafford, Kia Johnson, Jayla Whitfield-AndersonBOYDTON, Virginia (Reuters) -As a fourth generation farmer, Virginia resident John Boyd Jr typically spends the busy spring season prepping his land to plant sweet corn seeds and soybeans. But Boyd, the president and founder of the National Black Farmers Association, has also been busy fielding inquiries from Black farmers anxious about the impact of President Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs.
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2 weeks ago | 
today.westlaw.com | Disha Raychaudhuri |Kat Stafford |Deepa Babington |Bianca Flowers
(Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump's first 100 days in office have featured an unapologetic assault on diversity and inclusion efforts, unraveling decades-old policies to remedy historical injustices for marginalized groups in a matter of weeks....
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Jan 31, 2025 | 
stlargusnews.com | Kat Stafford
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Jan 20, 2025 | 
today.westlaw.com | Howard Goller |Kat Stafford |Andrea Ricci |Bianca Flowers
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Donald Trump on Monday rescinded executive orders that had promoted diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) and promoted rights for LGBTQ+ people and racial minorities, fulfilling promises to curtail protections for the...
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Nov 5, 2024 | 
timeslive.co.za | Ted Hesson |Gabriella Borter |Dan Burns |Don Durfee |Kat Stafford |Valerie Volcovici
05 November 2024 - 13:23 Just R20 for the first month. Support independent journalism by subscribing to our digital news package. A person votes at PS 20 Anna Silver Elementary School, on Election Day for the 2024 US presidential election in Manhattan, New York City, US, November 5, 2024.
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Sep 24, 2024 | 
inc-aus.com | Allende Miglietta |Kat Stafford |Aurora Ellis
The Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies finds that programs track some workers into jobs with little opportunity for advancement. A new report from the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies has found that the U.S. public workforce system may be perpetuating racial inequities in employment for Black Americans.
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Jul 2, 2024 | 
reuters.com | Bianca Flowers |Kat Stafford |Allende Miglietta
Civil rights leaders, including Martin Luther King Jr. (3rd from R front row) and John Lewis (4th from L front row), talk with reporters after meeting with President John F. Kennedy after the March on Washington in Washington, U.S., August 28, 1963. Library of Congress/Warren K.
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Jul 2, 2024 | 
aol.com | Bianca Flowers |Kat Stafford |Allende Miglietta
July 2, 2024 at 3:14 PMBy Bianca Flowers, Kat Stafford and Allende Miglietta(Reuters) - Courtland Cox was 22 years old when he stood alongside civil rights icons Bayard Rustin and John Lewis at the March on Washington in 1963, joined by thousands of other Black Americans, including students Cox organized, who arrived on charter buses from the South.
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Jul 2, 2024 | 
usnews.com | Bianca Flowers |Kat Stafford |Allende Miglietta
By Bianca Flowers, Kat Stafford and Allende Miglietta(Reuters) - Courtland Cox was 22 years old when he stood alongside civil rights icons Bayard Rustin and John Lewis at the March on Washington in 1963, joined by thousands of other Black Americans, including students Cox organized, who arrived on charter buses from the South. The march is credited with shifting the tide for social rights in the United States, paving the way for the Civil Rights Act signed into law 60 years ago today.
