Tag: ACCESS Act
By the Arkansas Black Vitality Staff March 21, 2025—Gov. Sarah Sanders’ legislation to reform Arkansas’s higher education system – including altering scholarship funding and restricting diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives – was overwhelmingly endorsed by the Arkansas House and Senate. Senate Bill 24, whose principles are encapsulated in the acronym ACCESS – Acceleration, Common […]
By Arkansas Black Vitality March 20, 2025 – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) have released two technical assistance documents aimed at what the Trump administration calls “unlawful discrimination” related to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in the workplace. The DEI crackdown, using the Civil Rights Act […]
