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Supreme Court rules unanimously against Houston Community College board member who claimed a First Amendment violation; Read the full SCOTUS opinion
Read full article: Supreme Court rules unanimously against Houston Community College board member who claimed a First Amendment violation; Read the full SCOTUS opinionThe Supreme Court on Friday unanimously ruled against David Wilson, a member of Houston Community College’s board.
Houston Community College, Texas Southern University partner with Apple to promote racial equity, justice
Read full article: Houston Community College, Texas Southern University partner with Apple to promote racial equity, justiceAs part of its Racial Equity and Justice Initiative, Apple announced Tuesday it is partnering with Houston Community College and Texas Southern University to support its students, innovators, and advocacy organizations.
Houston Community College faces $100M alleged racial discrimination lawsuit
Read full article: Houston Community College faces $100M alleged racial discrimination lawsuitHOUSTON Houston Community College is facing a $100 million lawsuit which alleges racial discrimination. The lawsuit alleges that, under the leadership of Chancellor Cesar Maldonado and the Human Resources director Janet May, Hispanics received preferential treatment. The suit also claims while 90% of tenured and experienced black employees have been displaced, only 10% of similarly tenured white employees have been displaced. The news release says the lawsuit also alleges Maldonado and May used a variety of tactics to get rid of black employees. In the lawsuit, she claims she reported that the grant funds had been misused or taken to the federal government.
Impeachment in the rear view mirror: Partisan politics to continue?
Read full article: Impeachment in the rear view mirror: Partisan politics to continue?U.S. Rep Garcia: Impeachment was the right thing to doIt is the height of the political season with political opposites entrenched in their own ideology. Many polls show that Americans were split in their opinions about the impeachment of President Trump. But Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia, (D) 29th, says she has no regrets about her role as one of the impeachment managers bringing the case against President Trump during the Senate trial. This year the focus will be on “The Empowerment of the Black Woman” with special guests, actors Lynn Whitfield and Robin Givens. “ They’re going to speak on their behalf about the empowerment of African American women as it relates to entertainment.