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Gillibrand Seeks Closed Senate Review of Hegseth’s Promotion Holds

The request signals a test of whether recent senior military promotions were handled on merit rather than bias.

White House Installs Columbus Statue on Executive Office Grounds

Ninth Circuit Says First Graders Have Free-Speech Rights, Revives Suit Over BLM Drawing

Paxton Expands Probe Into Texas School Walkouts, Targeting NEISD, Dallas ISD and Manor ISD

EEOC Asks Court to Compel Nike Data in DEI Probe Over Alleged Bias Against White Workers

Celtics Rout Bucks in First NBA Pioneers Classic Honoring 1950 Trailblazers

Brazil’s Attorney General Urges STF to Freeze Santa Catarina Law Banning Racial Quotas

Antoine Fuqua’s Mandela Documentary ‘Troublemaker’ Premieres at Sundance, Seeks Distribution

Santa Catarina Court Halts Anti-Quota Law as STF Orders 48-Hour Response

Nike and LeBron Face Backlash Over MLK-Inspired LeBron 23 Tied to Lorraine Motel

U.S. Parks Drop MLK Day and Juneteenth Free Entry, Add Trump’s Birthday for 2026

Pharrell Wins FNAA Shoe of the Year, Uses Stage to Reframe ‘Hate Politics’ Remark

Shapiro Signs CROWN Act, Banning Hair Discrimination Statewide

Black Women’s March Fills Brasília, Puts Reparations Plan on Center Stage

Lula Signs 28 Decrees to Advance Quilombola Land Expropriations Across 14 States

Rio Unveils Praça Onze Maravilha to Raze Viaduct, Build Kéré-Designed Library

Brazil Marks Day of Black Consciousness With Nationwide Celebrations, Calls for Reparations and Black Economic Power

IBGE: Only 24% of Brazilian Cities Have Offices for Racial-Equality Policy

Ottawa Renews Black Entrepreneurship Program With $189 Million Over Five Years

Harvard Thesis Shows Hegseth Endorsed Equity, Contrasting With His Anti-DEI Drive