Today’s Headlines – July 13, 2023
Affirmative Action Ruling Complicates DE&I Efforts in Corporate World
Workplace diversity initiatives are more complex than the affirmative action policies implemented in college admissions, which the Supreme Court struck a significant blow against last month.
Abortion Ban Worsens Already Deadly Black Maternal Mortality Crisis
One year after the far-right majority of the U.S. Supreme Court eviscerated Roe v. Wade, overturning almost 50 years of settled law, the blast radius from this calculated act has spread far and wide and continues to roil the country.
How Collaboration, Support and Innovation Can Revitalize Local Journalism
News deserts, areas lacking access to reliable local news coverage, have become a growing concern, affecting approximately 70 million people across the United States, even stretching into Canada.
Washington, D.C., and Baltimore Grapple with Rising Violence
In the wake of a recent mass shooting in Washington, D.C., concerns over rising violence and the need for enhanced safety measures are mounting in the nation’s capital and up north in Baltimore.
D.C. Council Moves on Emergency Public Safety Bills
In the weeks leading up to a D.C. Council’s approval of emergency public safety legislation, a dozen alleged members of the Kennedy Street Crew, also known as KDY, were still navigating the intake process at D.C. Jail under what one of them described as demeaning conditions.
