The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) has sued the Department of Education (ED) following the agency’s crackdown against diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives at educational institutions.
On Feb. 14, the ED’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) issued a letter to educational institutions receiving federal funds, notifying them to cease any use of race preferences or stereotypes when determining scholarships, admissions, prizes, hiring, promotions, sanctions, and other programs or activities.
Many institutions have used the false premise of the United States being built upon “systemic and structural racism,” advancing discriminatory practices on this basis and attempting to justify them under the banner of DEI, the letter said….