Trump has issued executive orders aimed at ending diversity, equity and inclusion programs at colleges altogether. That’s led universities in Kansas and elsewhere to make sweeping changes in an effort to protect their federal funding.
KU on Wednesday will host a virtual event with filmmaker Shalini Kantayya, speaking on how human prejudice creates corrupt technology.
House Republicans refused to consider a plea from Democratic Rep. Valdenia Winn to send a message that there is no place for racism in the state of Kansas.
The Kansas Senate’s budget committee wants to hold $4 million hostage from Gov. Laura Kelly until state agencies proved they eliminated diversity, equity and inclusion jobs and programs as well as ended use of pronouns in email signatures.
A long-shot challenge to Kansas’ death penalty unfolding in court proceedings for a man charged in the deaths of 4 people at a Wyandotte County bar centers on claims the state’s process of jury selection is racially biased in favor of executions.
In Kansas, disparities in treatment of Black children appear to start before birth. Black children are also consistently overrepresented in foster care.
Lawrence’s Human Relations Commission on Thursday voted to ask city legal staff to draft an ordinance to implement the CROWN Act, a law that bans race-based hair discrimination. They also said goodbye to Commissioner Kay Emerson.
This week, Kansas Reflector is publishing a series of stories that examine the influence of religious beliefs on state government. On Monday, they begin with a GOP official’s plans for turning Kansas into a conservative sanctuary.
Debate over a police bill last week turned into a discussion of Statehouse racism, with a white lawmaker asserting the House was too “loving and compassionate” to pass racist policy. A Black lawmaker disagreed.
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A weeklong series of events in Lawrence aim to educate the community about the crisis of missing and murdered Indigenous people, who are often denied justice. All are invited to participate in solidarity.
