College computer science program for Black women canceled weeks before start The University of Alabama and Tuskegee University were two colleges that used funding from a grant that has been terminated.

Trump can target White South AfriKans as needing help in our country but not a group of Black American women only comprising 3% of the US Tech workforce who still had to show merit? #Discrimination not just #DEIAttacks #Sexism #Racism

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DOJ to use False Claims Act to crack down on diversity initiatives at colleges | CNN American universities are facing another threat from the Trump administration, which intends to use a civil anti-fraud law to withdraw federal funding from colleges that promote diversity and inclusio...

The False Claims Act dates to the Civil War and allows the government to recover funds up to three times the damages it incurs, in addition to penalties, according to the DOJ.

#DEIAttacks

#DeiAttacks. @harvard.edu

As preparing for #EducationAdvocacy against #TrumpCuts #DEIAttacks #CivilRightsAttacks on #CapitolHill, meeting with @repmcgarvey.bsky.social This week, Remembering #FoodJustice Advocacy in DC with @bread4theworld.bsky.social for #NoCutstoSnap #FarmBill! 🇺🇲

Hope to meet you @booker.senate.gov et al This week on the Hill!

#EducationAdvocacy
#DEIAttacks #CivilRightsAct #StudentsOverPolitics!
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Cincinnati public school leaders decline to sign US Dept. of Education anti-DEI letter The lack of a signature on a certification letter from the U.S. Department of Education could spark a showdown between Cincinnati public school leaders and the Trump administration.

Excerpt:
"Standing up for the principle of justice is costly," said Steve Sunderland, executive director of the Coalition for Health Justice. " And that's what we're realizing right now. And children see that very clearly."

#DEIAttacks Warriors for Justice!
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Trump signs executive actions on education, including efforts to rein in DEI The directives include new efforts to curtail DEI programs at colleges, and discipline guidance for public schools.

#DEIAttacks What will be done if the unfair school discipline aimed at African Americans continue,which was the reason for trying to correct that discrimination?

Target, Walmart suffered drop in foot traffic during DEI-fueled boycotts The retailers experienced significant traffic slowdowns during February and March boycotts, according to Placer.ai foot traffic data

#DEIAttacks. #TheRetaliation @democrats.org @acluofky.bsky.social @50501movement.bsky.social

‘We couldn’t live in that uncertainty’: A Boston nonprofit rejects a $250,000 federal grant so it can protect DEI - The Boston Globe 826 Boston, which provides free tutoring to students, decided to forgo a sizable grant rather than comply with Trump administration’s new rules that clashed with the organization’s mission.

#DEIAttacks #TheResistance
#TrumpCuts #AbuseofPower 🇺🇲

#DEIAttacks #TrumpCuts. #AbuseofPower. #GovernmentOverreach
#TheResistance. #ThankYouHarvard #StandUp4OurDemocracy
#TrumpsFakeMeritocracy

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Knox County Schools superintendent: 'Our values wouldn't change' even if federal funds do Superintendent Jon Rysewyk addressed concerns and what the district is planning to do regarding federal funding and law compliance moving forward.

#DEIAttacks. #TheResistance #StudentsOverPolitics #StudentsAreNotHostages #NoCutsToEducation🇺🇲

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So #DEIAttacks are legal and so is Discrimination? Why isn't Trump stopping this? 🇺🇲

Excerpt: Does racism still exist? Georgia Republicans say they need Congress to answer that before the Voting Rights Act (VRA) can be used to challenge redistricting maps that reduce the power of Black voters.

#DEIAttacks Excessive #TrumpCuts #AbuseofPower

Citing its DEI support, La. lawmakers remove national nonprofit from education task force Republican state lawmakers removed a national nonprofit that seeks to improve outcomes for marginalized students from a state education task force this week, citing the organization's support for DEI.

#DEIAttacks @edtrust.bsky.social #TrumpCuts

Activist group calls for nationwide ‘Economic Blackout’ over DEI cuts A national activist group is calling for a new economic blackout to protest cuts to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs.

#DEIAttacks #TrumpCuts
Nationwide #EconomicBlackout #NationwideBlackout @aclu.org

Marriott’s CEO spoke out about DEI The next day, he had 40,000 emails from his associates.

#DEIAttacks #TrumpCuts. #AbuseofPower.

#ThankYou. #Marriott

Federal DEI letter raises questions for Kentucky schools as deadline approaches The Kentucky Department of Education has not ended any DEI programs.

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Dayton Board of Education becomes first Ohio district to reject DEI order; $50M on the line “Do what is right, let the consequences follow, we’re doing what is right."

#DEIAttacks

Target’s CEO is taking action as a boycott over slashed DEI efforts roils in-store foot traffic Target's CEO plans to meet with Rev. Al Sharpton, whose civil rights organization has encouraged consumers to avoid retailers that scaled backed on DEI.

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NAACP sues US Education Department over DEI school funding cuts The NAACP sued the U.S. Department of Education on Tuesday to stop its alleged illegal effort to cut off funding to schools that use diversity, equity and inclusion programs, and prevent Black students from receiving equal education opportunities.

#DEIAttacks #EducationWithoutDEIisIndoctrination 🇺🇲

#HigherEd #DEIAttacks #StudentsOverPolitics

#AbuseofPower. #HigherEd #DEIAttacks

Harvard Will Not Comply With a List of Trump Administration Demands Federal officials said Harvard must enact “merit-based reform” in hiring and admissions and report international students who broke rules, among other steps. Harvard called the demands unlawful.

#DEIAttacks #HigherEd #GoHarvard! @harvard.edu #AbuseofPower 🇺🇲

Excerpt: But Harvard’s response, which essentially called the Trump administration’s demands illegal, marked a major shift in tone for the nation’s most influential school, which has been criticized in recent weeks ....

Trump sets sights on national African American history museum President Trump targets museums he said push divisive ideology. Activists and historians say he's trying to erase the nation's tarnished history.

#DEIAttacks So we can't be included n our own history? @aclu.org @housedemocrats.bsky.social @democrats.senate.gov @algreen.house.gov @schiff.senate.gov @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social

There are many #DEIAttacks, but who is banning the racism, #RacialInequity, #sexism and/or other #discrepancies in Sentencing, upper management, school discipline, etc? #CivilRightsAttacks

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Kennesaw State students say anti-DEI from state and feds already sapping campus support • Georgia Recorder Programs on the chopping block could include initiatives for LGBTQ students, students of color, women and Latino students.

#DEIAttacks

Pennsylvania signals it is not ordering schools to adhere to Trump’s anti-DEI order Pennsylvania says the state is already in compliance with civil rights laws and is not ordering schools to eliminate diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives.

#DEIAttacks. #CivilRights 🇺🇲 @aclu.org @democrats.org

Minnesota Department of Education rejects Trump admin's DEI demand The Minnesota Department of Education rejected a Trump administration order on ending DEI programs, as the federal government threatens cut to funding.

#DEIAttacks 🇺🇲