Schools & Youth

The American Prospect says yes: “Today, we must transcend the racial, ethnic and regional divisions by building universal policies that are cognizant of identities and intersectionality, and inclusive of race, gender, nationality, sexuality and ability.”

A new analysis from the Campaign for Black Male Achievement shows that city-level support for Black males is up across the country, but some cities still have a long way to go.

States are running out of money to fund the Children’s Health Insurance Program, which provides health insurance for nearly nine million children in low-income households.

Simmons College will launch the Gwen Ifill College of Media, Arts and Humanities next fall. 

Gainesville, Florida police say the three men first harrassed people at the University of Florida speech before firing a shot at them. 

National Policy Institute leader Richard Spencer is scheduled to give a speech at the University of Florida.

“It speaks volumes that Jeff Sessions’ Justice Department is prioritizing attacking affirmative action at a time when White nationalists are marching openly in the streets.”

Director Sonia Lowman: “Sixty years later in Little Rock, history eerily repeats itself.”

Living Cities’ “A Day in a Life” illustrates how structural and institutional racism join forces with individual bias to upend the lives of African Americans.