A nationwide group of anti-domestic violence organizations have sued the Trump administration in RI federal court.

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USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins labeled federal programs designed to help Black farmers as "discriminatory," deciding to cut ...

The Education Department will release some previously withheld grant money for after-school programs days after 10 Republican ...

The Joe Biden administration designated the grants to fund groups that DHS now calls 'ideologically driven' for promoting DEI ...

The restored funding follows a ruling in early June from the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California granting a preliminary injunction blocking implementation of three of President ...

It’s been just over a year since the University of North Carolina System repealed its Diversity, Equity and Inclusion policy, impacting 17 schools in the state. As the Trump administration dismantles ...

Five years ago, we weren’t so divided as a business community on supporting a broad range of initiatives. However, since ...

Higher education leaders told legislators Tuesday that each of the Commonwealth’s public schools is complying with a new law ...

A Republican lawmaker questioned a University of Kentucky administrator about a course offering in UK's Gender and Women’s ...

Candidates for Spartanburg County Sheriff met for a NAACP community forum. Questions revealed differences on several issues.

Not all large companies are abandoning their people as a result of Trump's attack on DEI. Here’s how they’re staying engaged.