Tag: anti-racism

[ATL:NOW] Why SCOTUS Ruling on Affirmative Action Is a Victory for Both Black and Asian Students—Kenny Xu, Plaintiff in the Case

“I oppose affirmative action. But I also oppose legacy admissions, I oppose any kind of process or system that tries to degrade us from the principle of merit that our country was built upon. We’re founded upon excellence. That’s what the American dream is….That is a universal Maxim with which we should be striving to.”…


[PREMIERING 8PM ET] Why SCOTUS Ruling on Affirmative Action Is a Victory for Both Black and Asian Students—Kenny Xu, Plaintiff in the Case [ATL:NOW]

“I oppose affirmative action. But I also oppose legacy admissions, I oppose any kind of process or system that tries to degrade us from the principle of merit that our country was built upon. We’re founded upon excellence. That’s what the American dream is….That is a universal Maxim with which we should be striving to.”…


Supreme Court Ends the Last Vestige of ‘Systemic Racism’ in America

Commentary On Thursday, the U.S. Supreme Court issued the greatest majority opinion ever written by Chief Justice John G. Roberts. That one-time Obamacare savior, who in 2012 rewrote the Affordable Care Act’s individual mandate as a “tax” in order to salvage President Barack Obama’s signature domestic policy, this time penned a landmark ruling abolishing something…


Tim Scott Silences The View: His Life Counters Their Lies

Presidential candidate Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina appeared on The View to prove that skin color and partisanship do not have to go together. By sharing his story of overcoming obstacles and achieving success, Tim Scott argued that character and hard work are available to everyone. Scott’s life certainly makes the case that his…


Concerns as Scottish Universities ‘Adopting an Extreme Form of Anti-Racism’

Universities in Scotland may be “blindly adopting an extreme form of anti-racism,” a lecturer said, as it emerged an anti-racism programme universities signed up to includes material saying the defence of academic freedom is a sign of so-called white indifference. Stuart Waiton, senior lecturer at Abertay University, who recently founded The Scottish Union for Education, said…


Senators Oh and Woo Ramp Up Efforts Against Foreign Agent Registry in Canada Calling It Anti-Chinese

Senators Yuen Pau Woo and Victor Oh have ramped up efforts against enacting a foreign agent registration act as the Canadian government considers the legislation to combat foreign influence. Both senators brought up the issue again at a conference that marked the 100th anniversary of the Chinese Immigration Act, held at the Splendid China Mall…


Canada’s Heritage Ministry Testifies on Anti-Racism Funds Given to ‘Racist’ Contractor

The Canadian Heritage Ministry will change its contractor vetting process, it said at an inquiry Monday, after it had to cancel a contract with an organization accused of antisemitism. The contract was under the purview of the ministry’s anti-racism initiatives. The inquiry found that other government departments had awarded multiple contracts to the same organization…


Canadian Military to Screen Applicants for Symbols of ‘Problematic Attitudes’

To further its cultural transformation, the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) seeks to screen individuals before or after recruitment for “problematic attitudes” by using new tools, including a database of symbols built with outside expertise. “A symbology dataset was created and will be continually updated, in consultation with, or outsourced to, external experts, to increase CAF…


Sheridan College Worker Fired After Criticizing Anti-Racism Training

A student athletics coordinator at Sheridan College publicized the Toronto-area school’s anti-racism training, parts of which he “found objectionable,” according to a recently published labour arbitrator’s report. The arbitrator, Gail Misra, found that Tom Hipsz had breached the trust of his employer, had breached his “duty of loyalty.” She upheld the college’s 2021 decision to…


NHS Trust Boss Body Says It Will Put Anti-Racism on the Agenda Like ‘Never Before’

A major organsation that represents trusts in England said that is using its “unique position” to influence and implement anti-racism policies in the National Health Service (NHS). Ahead of its conference on Thursday, NHS Providers published its ambition to become an anti-racist organisation. NHS Providers represents every NHS hospital, mental health, community, and ambulance service in…