President Trump’s 2025 Executive Orders and Their Disproportionate Effects on Communities of Color

President Trump’s 2025 Executive Orders and Their Disproportionate Effects on Communities of Color

By Lynn Spivey, President, NACCP-NYCHA Branch  President Trump’s 2025 executive orders mark a major policy shift, rolling back protections aimed at addressing systemic inequality. These changes could deepen racial disparities in jobs, housing, education, and environmental health. Civil rights groups are calling for urgent action to uphold equity and justice in government. Introduction In 2025, […]

Attorney General James Sues Trump Administration Over Moves to Cut Billions in State Education Funding

Attorney General James Sues Trump Administration Over Moves to Cut Billions in State Education Funding

Editorial credit: lev radin / Shutterstock.com AG James Leads Lawsuit to Stop Trump Administration’s Targeting of States for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Efforts in K-12 Schools NEW YORK – New York Attorney General Letitia James on April 25, led a coalition of 18 other attorneys general in suing the Trump administration over its unprecedented and unlawful […]

Attorney General James Sues U.S. Department of Education for Cutting Grant Programs for Teachers

Attorney General James Sues U.S. Department of Education for Cutting Grant Programs for Teachers

Editorial credit: Steve Edreff / Shutterstock.com ED Unlawfully Cut Congressionally-Approved Funding for Grant Programs to Hire and Retain Teachers in Underserved School Districts Eight AGs File Lawsuit to Restore Funding to SEED and TQP Grant Programs NEW YORK – New York Attorney General Letitia James and a coalition of seven other attorneys general today filed a […]

Trump’s Plans to Axe US Education Department put Marginalized Students Most at Risk, Experts Warn

Trump’s Plans to Axe US Education Department put Marginalized Students Most at Risk, Experts Warn

By Gloria Oladipo, MSN  For many students of color, access to an equitable education is dependent on the initiatives and programs provided by the Department of Education. Among its various functions, the department provides targeted funding for low-income students, collects data on educational outcomes and investigates potential bias – essential functions that help underserved students. But […]

What Would it Mean if President-elect Trump Dismantled the US Department of Education?

What Would it Mean if President-elect Trump Dismantled the US Department of Education?

By Kevin Welner,THECONVERSATION | Editorial credit: Tada Images / shutterstock.com  In her role as former chief executive of World Wrestling Entertainment, Linda McMahon oversaw an enterprise that popularized the “takedown” for millions of wrestling fans. But as President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for secretary of education, the Trump loyalist may be tasked with taking down the very department Trump has […]