DoomsdaysCW<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RESIST" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RESIST</span></a>! <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NAACP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NAACP</span></a> Sues <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DepartmentOfEducation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DepartmentOfEducation</span></a> Over <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DEI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DEI</span></a> Rollbacks: Here's What To Know </p><p>The nation's oldest <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CivilRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CivilRights</span></a> group says the Trump administration’s rollback of diversity and inclusion programs is unconstitutional and disproportionately harms <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BlackStudents" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BlackStudents</span></a>.</p><p>April 19, 2025</p><p>"The NAACP is suing the U.S. Department of Education over recent efforts to eliminate diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs in schools. In a federal complaint filed in Washington, D.C., the organization alleges that the Department of Education’s recent directives are unconstitutional and discriminatory—particularly for Black students.</p><p>"The complaint faults the administration for targeting programs that offer '<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/truthful" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>truthful</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/inclusive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>inclusive</span></a> curricula,' as well as policies that expand access to selective educational opportunities for <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BlackAmericans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BlackAmericans</span></a> and foster belonging while addressing <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/racism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>racism</span></a> in schools.</p><p>"The NAACP argues that the Department’s recent actions 'advance a misinterpretation' of federal civil rights laws and Supreme Court precedent—actions that, according to the group, violate its members’ rights to equal protection and to be free from viewpoint discrimination under the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USConstitution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USConstitution</span></a>.</p><p>"NAACP President Derrick Johnson criticized the move, stating that the administration is 'effectively sanctioning' the very discrimination that U.S. civil rights laws were designed to prevent</p><p>" 'The Department of Education, tasked with a responsibility to protect the civil rights of all children, has instead claimed <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SystemicRacism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SystemicRacism</span></a> doesn’t exist — effectively sanctioning the very discrimination that our civil rights laws were designed to prevent while children of color consistently attend <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/segregated" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>segregated</span></a>, chronically underfunded schools where they receive less educational opportunities and more discipline,' said Johnson."</p><p>Read more:<br><a href="https://www.essence.com/news/naacp-sues-department-of-education-over-dei/?utm_source=firefox-newtab-en-us" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">essence.com/news/naacp-sues-de</span><span class="invisible">partment-of-education-over-dei/?utm_source=firefox-newtab-en-us</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BlackLivesMatter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BlackLivesMatter</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Resistance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Resistance</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TrumpIsARacist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpIsARacist</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CharacteristicsOfFascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CharacteristicsOfFascism</span></a></p>