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Black Democrats who attended Harvard and Candace Owens agree on one thing: Trump’s campus crackdown goes too far

It’s a rare moment in American politics when ultra-conservative personality Candace Owens and Democrats are on the opposing side of Donald Trump. The political firebrand publicly condemned the president’s crusade against Harvard University and other college campuses; Trump has threatened to rescind billions in federal grants if the institution did not agree to a list of demands that Harvard described as going “beyond the power of the federal government.” As Owens put it, Trump’s battle with Harvard–which has escalated to […]

todayApril 25, 2025 1

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White House reacts to ‘obscene’ campus roast of VP Harris at University of South Carolina

The White House on Wednesday avoided commenting on recent outrage over a planned comedy “roast” of Vice President Kamala Harris on the University of South Carolina campus.The event is steeped in controversy due to the event’s vulgar advertising and the involvement of far-right extremist figures, conservative provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos and Gavin McInnes, the co-founder of Proud Boys, a designated white supremacist hate group.  Uncensored America, a nonprofit that bills itself as an organization fighting for freedom of speech, is hosting […]

todaySeptember 5, 2024

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Utah is the latest state to ban diversity, equity and inclusion efforts on campus and in government

Utah’s governor signed a bill into law Tuesday that makes the state the latest to prohibit diversity training, hiring and inclusion programs at universities and in state government. The measure signed by Spencer Cox, a Republican who previously said he supported the idea, had cleared the state House and Senate by wide, party-line majorities. Headed into the final year of his first term, Cox has shifted to the right on “diversity, equity and inclusion.” After vetoing a ban on transgender […]

todayFebruary 6, 2024