Biden marks Brown v. Board of Education anniversary amid signs of erosion in Black voter support
7 months, 1 week ago

Biden marks Brown v. Board of Education anniversary amid signs of erosion in Black voter support

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden marked this week’s 70th anniversary of the Supreme Court decision that struck down institutionalized racial segregation in public schools by welcoming plaintiffs and family members in the landmark case to the White House. The Oval Office visit Thursday to commemorate the 1954 Brown v. Board of Education decision to desegregate schools comes with Biden stepping up efforts to highlight his administration’s commitment to racial equity. “I don’t accept the premise that there’s any erosion of Black support” for Biden, said NAACP President Derrick Johnson, who took part in the Oval Office visit. “This election is not about candidate A vs. candidate B. It’s about whether we have a functioning democracy or something less than that.” Among those who took part in the meeting were John Stokes, a Brown plaintiff; Cheryl Brown Henderson, whose father, Oliver Brown, was the lead plaintiff in the Brown case; and Adrienne Jennings Bennett, a plaintiff in Boiling v. Sharpe, which was argued at the same time and outlawed segregation of schools in Washington, DC.

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70 years after Brown v. Board, America is both more diverse — and more segregated
7 months ago

70 years after Brown v. Board, America is both more diverse — and more segregated

Associated Press  

On May 17, 1954, the Supreme Court laid out a new precedent: Separate but equal has no place in American schools. Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print 1964-1986: DESEGREGATION GETS SERIOUS By the mid-1960s, the federal courts lost patience with the South. Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest …

Biden says 1954 high court ruling on school desegregation was about more than education
7 months, 1 week ago

Biden says 1954 high court ruling on school desegregation was about more than education

LA Times  

Derrick Johnson, president and CEO of the NAACP, greets President Biden on Friday at the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington. The landmark 1954 Supreme Court ruling that desegregated schools was about more than just race in education, President Biden said as he commemorated the 70th anniversary of the decision. worthy of our dreams starts with …

Civil rights attorney: Action to ‘hollow out’ Brown v. Board moves at deliberate speed
8 months ago

Civil rights attorney: Action to ‘hollow out’ Brown v. Board moves at deliberate speed

Raw Story  

LAWRENCE — Former NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund president Sherilyn Ifill said the nation should celebrate the 70th anniversary of the Brown v. Board of Education decision by the U.S. Supreme Court as overdue recognition of the necessity to end legal apartheid in the United States. “Brown was critical to the uniquely American project of creating a healthy multiracial …

Biden tells racial justice meeting, ‘We’ve kept our promises,’ as he looks to energize Black voters
8 months, 1 week ago

Biden tells racial justice meeting, ‘We’ve kept our promises,’ as he looks to energize Black voters

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — President Joe Biden virtually addressed the Rev. Al Sharpton’s racial justice conference on Friday, telling a sympathetic crowd “we’ve kept our promises” as he ramps up efforts to energize Black voters who will be vital to his reelection bid this fall. He called that “transformational change” but said, “We know there’s much more work to do.” He …

Black lawmakers press Justice and Education Departments to investigate Florida’s race curriculum
1 year, 4 months ago

Black lawmakers press Justice and Education Departments to investigate Florida’s race curriculum

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Congressional Black Caucus is pushing the White House, Justice Department and the Department of Education to adopt an “aggressive legal strategy” to scrutinize recent changes to Florida’s Black history curriculum. The caucus wants the federal agencies to examine whether Florida school districts are violating federal discrimination law following changes to the curriculum in the state — from …

Joe Biden disagrees with order reversing reservation in US: 'Take adversity…'
1 year, 5 months ago

Joe Biden disagrees with order reversing reservation in US: 'Take adversity…'

Hindustan Times  

US president Joe Biden defended affirmative action use in college admissions, saying that the court walked away from 'decades of precedent.' This came as the US supreme court effectively barred universities from using race as a factor in university admissions, rolling back affirmative action programs with 6-3 majority. US president Joe Biden Joe Biden said that he “strongly, strongly” disagrees …

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas Has To Go
1 year, 7 months ago

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas Has To Go

Huff Post  

Another day, another ethics complaint against Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas. In 1991, when President George H. W. Bush nominated Thomas to succeed retiring Associate Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall, we learned during the confirmation hearings about the alleged sexual harassment that Anita Hill endured while they both worked at the Department of Education and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. …

Don’t expect Republicans to go easy on Ketanji Brown Jackson
2 years, 9 months ago

Don’t expect Republicans to go easy on Ketanji Brown Jackson

The Independent  

When Ruth Bader Ginsburg died, there was an outpouring of grief across liberal America. That still gave Trump time to quickly fill Ginsburg’s empty seat on the Supreme Court with a hardline, anti-abortionist conservative: Amy Coney Barrett, a woman who stood against pretty much everything Ginsburg had believed in. It’s easy to imagine why people might be angry at conservatives …

Marshall, 1st Black justice, faced down Senate critics
2 years, 9 months ago

Marshall, 1st Black justice, faced down Senate critics

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The first Black woman nominated to the Supreme Court is likely to face questioning at her Senate hearing that would have been familiar to Thurgood Marshall, the first Black man who served on the high court. And I know the philosophy of the Supreme Court one way or the other on these vital issues is going to be …

Biden closes out Black History Month with White House event
2 years, 9 months ago

Biden closes out Black History Month with White House event

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden welcomed Black leaders to the White House Monday for a jovial Black History Month celebration, where he called on Congress to confirm Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court, and pass voting rights bills. “But I also know what’s possible if we work together, if we keep the faith, if we remember - changes and …

Biden nominates Jackson, first Black woman, to Supreme Court
2 years, 9 months ago

Biden nominates Jackson, first Black woman, to Supreme Court

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Friday nominated federal appeals court Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court, the first Black woman selected to serve on a court that once declared her race unworthy of citizenship and endorsed American segregation. Introducing Jackson at the White House, Biden declared, “I believe it’s time that we have a court that reflects …

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