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Tag: Harvard University
Posted inBlack History
Harvard reaches historic settlement over earliest known photographs of enslaved Americans
Harvard University has agreed to transfer ownership of the earliest known photographs of enslaved people to Tamara Lanier, a descendant of one of the subjects, as part of a landmark legal settlement addressing the university’s historical exploitation of enslaved individuals for racist scientific purposes.
Posted inEducation
47th president’s administration bars Harvard from enrolling foreign students
The 47th president administration has revoked Harvard University’s ability to enroll international students, citing alleged campus antisemitism, ties to China, and failure to comply with federal reporting demands. Harvard condemned the action as unlawful retaliation that threatens its academic mission and the legal status of nearly 7,000 international students.
Posted inNational News
Harvard sues 47th president’s administration to stop the freeze of more than $2 billion in grants
Harvard University has filed a federal lawsuit challenging the White House’s freeze on over $2.2 billion in research grants, calling the move unconstitutional and politically motivated retaliation for the university’s refusal to curb campus activism. The lawsuit argues that the government’s demands—including changes to leadership, admissions, and student clubs—threaten academic freedom and violate civil rights protections.
Posted inPolitics
The list of targets in the crosshairs for No. 47’s retribution grows
The White House announced on April 17 that the administration is targeting the tax-exempt status of advocacy groups like Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW), environmental organizations and elite universities, escalating a campaign critics say aims to punish political opponents. Advocacy leaders warn that this unprecedented use of executive power threatens to chill civil society and undermine essential democratic institutions.
Posted inTechnology
Is artificial intelligence key to economic mobility or will it increase disparities?
By Leah Mallory Artificial Intelligence is definitely a tool for financial empowerment, but not the key to economic growth since the racial wealth gap predates AI, experts explained. “I don’t think AI is an end-all-be-all and the mothership to Black economic mobility because the systemic issues that Black communities have faced on a general scale […]
Posted inHealth
Black babies are still dying—and America let it happen
A new study spanning 70 years of U.S. mortality data reveals that Black children have consistently faced significantly higher death rates than White children, with racial disparities in survival worsening despite medical advances. Researchers attribute nearly 690,000 preventable Black childhood deaths to systemic racism and structural inequities, calling the findings a national crisis demanding urgent policy reform.
Posted inEducation
Harvard becomes first major university to challenge White House
Harvard is openly defying the Trump administration’s efforts to curb campus activism, setting up a high-stakes legal battle over university independence and government power. With billions in federal funding at risk, Harvard’s stance could inspire a broader pushback from other elite institutions and reshape the future of higher education governance.
Posted inU.S. Government
White House escalates racist, dictatorial assault on education with crackdown on DEI and civil rights protections
The Trump administration has launched a nationwide crackdown on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives in schools, threatening to strip federal funding from institutions that offer race-conscious programs, scholarships, and student resources, in a move that hails back to the days of Jim Crow.
Posted inEducation
Harvard under fire for slashing slavery initiative staff as Black history faces nationwide attacks
Harvard University has abruptly terminated staff involved in its Slavery Remembrance Program, raising questions about its commitment to addressing its history and legacy of slavery, amidst a national wave of setbacks to diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts.
Posted inBooks
Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson brings book tour to Baltimore
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson spoke about her new book “Lovely Ones” and her personal origin story at the Central Branch of the Enoch Pratt Free Library in Baltimore on September 21.
Posted inNational News
Income gap between Black and White US residents shrank between Gen Xers and millennials, study says
The income gap between White and Black young adults narrowed for millennials compared to Generation X, due to greater income mobility for poor Black children and declining mobility for low-income White children.