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Jul 05 2023
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Community Bank supports Lewes Juneteenth celebration
Community Bank Delaware recently presented a $1,000 donation to the City of Lewes in support of its second annual Juneteenth celebration. Juneteenth commemorates the specific date of June 19, 1865, when federal troops arrived in Galveston, Texas, and communicated the order that all slaves were freed under the Emancipation Proclamation. For the Lewes African American Heritage Commission and the
Cape GazetteJun 29 2023
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SCOTUS just did Democrats a favor on affirmative action
Affirmative action is not a winning issue for progressives. Indeed, a majority of both Democrats and Republicans, as well as roughly half of African Americans, say that colleges should not factor race and ethnicity into the admissions process. Asian Americans are even more hostile to the idea: one recent national poll found that four in 10 of the group saw affirmative action as “racist” and
HotAirJun 29 2023
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Affirmative Action Ruling Canary For DEI Efforts
Today’s Supreme Court ruling is a canary in the coal mine when it comes to diversity, equity and inclusion, and the recognition that race, specifically the race and ethnicities of historically marginalized groups, is an important consideration in increasing access. In the past year, DEI efforts have increasing come under threat, and the Court’s ruling against affirmative action in higher
ForbesJul 02 2023
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Clarence Page: Supreme Court pointed to affirmative action options
Reading about the Supreme Court’s unsurprising affirmative action ruling, I was reminded of Sen. Hubert Humphrey’s defense of the landmark 1964 Civil Rights Act. If anyone can find language in the bill, said the Minnesota Democrat, that would require an employer to hire based on percentage or quota related to color, race, religion or national origin, “I will eat my hat.” The bill passed and,
Chicago TribuneJul 10 2023
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In search of a lost cemetery, dig begins at a former Native American school in Nebraska
The Crews toting shovels, trowels and even smaller tools planned to start searching Monday at the site experts suspect is the Genoa Indian Industrial School cemetery. Genoa was part of a national system of more than 400 Native American boarding schools that attempted to integrate Indigenous people into white culture by separating children from their families and cutting them off from their
Phys.orgJun 30 2023
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Asian American students: college odds are better without affirmative action
“I always felt like it was practically an impossibility for me to get into an elite college, at least in part because of my ethnicity,” Leo, a 16-year-old first generation Chinese-American living in Brooklyn, told The Post. Now, though, Leo — a high-achieving student and rising junior — now has his sights set on Stanford and MIT, where he’d like to study biochemistry and become a research
New York Post (News)Jul 08 2023
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Off the field, Seattle's All-Star Week offers fun for fans at Play Ball Park
Even without a game happening, All-Star Week fans are finding plenty to do at Play Ball Park, where they could practice batting, behold baseball memorabilia and meet former players, including Mariners greats such as Edgar Martinez and Felix Hernandez. Play Ball Park’s free outdoor festivities are being held at Lumen Field’s Muckleshoot Heritage Plaza, in the north parking lot and on Occidental
The Seattle TimesJul 04 2023
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Armed Las Vegas worker stopped likely mass shooter
A gunman wearing a helmet and carrying an “AR-15 style rifle” was caught on camera at the entrance of an upscale Las Vegas apartment complex before an armed employee of the building opened fire and stopped him in his tracks. Questions on how the incident played out remained unanswered for days as media coverage was minimal despite the worker having foiled what appeared to be a mass shooting
HotAirJul 04 2023
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Armed Las Vegas worker stopped likely mass shooter in his tracks: expert
A gunman wearing a helmet and carrying an “AR-15 style rifle” was caught on camera at the entrance of an upscale Las Vegas apartment complex before an armed employee of the building opened fire and stopped him in his tracks. Questions on how the incident played out remained unanswered for days as media coverage was minimal despite the worker having foiled what appeared to be a mass shooting
New York Post (News)Jul 04 2023
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Armed Las Vegas worker stopped likely mass shooter in his tracks but received little attention: expert
A gunman wearing a helmet and carrying an "AR-15 style rifle" was caught on camera at the entrance of an upscale Las Vegas apartment complex before an armed employee of the building opened fire and stopped him in his tracks. Questions on how the incident played out remained unanswered for days as media coverage was minimal despite the worker having foiled what appeared to be a mass shooting
Fox News (Online News)