diversity initiatives

  • Duke University Ends Scholarship For Selected Black Students After Ruling On Affirmative Action

    Duke University has announced the discontinuation of its Reginaldo Howard Memorial Scholarship Program, a move prompted by last year’s Supreme Court decision ending race-based affirmative action in college admissions. Established in 1979, the scholarship program, named after Duke’s first Black student government president, Reginaldo “Reggie” Howard, provided full tuition, room, and board for select Black…

  • Google Under Fire: Discrimination Lawsuit Alleges Racial and Disability Bias

    Google, a titan in the tech industry, faces scrutiny as its first and only Black and Deaf employee, Jalon Hall, launches a discrimination lawsuit against the company. Hall’s legal action accuses Google of racial and disability-based bias, shedding light on the challenges faced by marginalized employees within the tech giant. Joining Google in 2020 as…