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Bloomberg donates millions to Black medical schools that were deliberately killed off by nation’s wealthy

by Blackmansstreet.today (TriceEdneyWire.com) —Billionaire Michael Bloomberg’s organization Bloomberg Philanthropies committed $600 million to the endowments of four historically Black medical schools to help secure their...

Shortage of Black doctors is rooted in racist history

A view of Morehouse School of Medicine in Atlanta, Ga. Marcus Ingram/Getty Images  − a $600M gift from former New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg...

Only 1.8% of US doctors were Black in 1906 – and the legacy of inequality in medical education has not yet been erased

Black students at Meharry Medical College, in 1915. Heritage Art/Getty Images by Benjamin Chrisinger, Tufts University Fueled by the Supreme Court’s June 2023 ruling that bans...

Are race-based scholarships on their way out?

Some colleges and universities have put race-based scholarships on hold. Carlos Barquero via Getty Images by Jeffrey C. Sun, University of Louisville and Charles J....

Book explores how colleges seek to increase racial diversity without relying on race in college admissions

by Lauren Foley, Western Michigan University When the Supreme Court outlawed the use of race in college admissions in June 2023, it forced colleges and...

Edward Blum’s crusade against affirmative action has used the legal strategy developed by civil rights activists

Edward Blum stands in front of the U.S. Supreme Court on Oct. 20, 2022. Shuran Huang for The Washington Post via Getty Images by Julian Maxwell...

To Be Equal: Richard Roundtree’s career helped reshape perceptions of Black Americans

(TriceEdneyWire.com)—“I was acutely aware of when I would go into department stores and feel the shadow of being followed. And then I’d be recognized,...

To Be Equal: Americans overwhelmingly support corporate diversity initiatives

(TriceEdneyWire.com)—“Diversity is being invited to the party; inclusion is being asked to dance.”—Verna Myers, Vice President of Inclusion Strategy at Netflix In the unfolding aftermath...

Starting A Business? Here are some resources for Black entrepreneurs

When starting your own business, it's important to be well-connected to resources and opportunities that can take it to the next level. Luckily, there...

A constitutional revolution is underway at the Supreme Court, as the conservative supermajority rewrites basic understandings of the roots of US law

The Preamble to the U.S. Constitution, written in 1787 on parchment paper. Joe Sohm/Visions of America/Universal Images Group via Getty Images by Morgan Marietta, University of...

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