The suit stems from the state’s decision last year to not count an Advance Placement course on Afridan American Studies toward state credit.
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In wake of neo-Nazi rally, Augusta seeks to ensure diversity, equity, inclusion in city practices
One city councilor says a recent racist demonstration in the city shows work to make sure Augusta welcomes diversity can’t wait.
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New unions in Portland make racial justice a top priority
Young, progressive workers say they want enforceable contracts that reflect management’s pledges of support for diversity, equity and inclusion.
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Pardon for Plessy, namesake of ‘separate but equal’ ruling, goes to governor
Homer Plessy was arrested in 1892 after boarding the train car as part of a civil rights’ group’s efforts to challenge a state law that mandated segregated seating.
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Veterans Day legislation targets GI Bill’s racial inequities
Many Black WWII veterans received substantially less money toward purchasing a home or continuing their education.
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Statue of Gen. Robert E. Lee comes down in former Confederate capital
The 21-foot-tall bronze sculpture, installed in 1890, had stood among four other massive Confederate statues in Richmond, Va., that were removed by the city last summer.
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Officers, paramedics charged in Elijah McClain’s chokehold death
McClain, a Black man, was put in a chokehold and injected with a powerful sedative two years ago.