Plessy v. Ferguson was a landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision that established the legal doctrine of “separate but equal”. It was a ruling that enabled many states to enact racial segregation laws for ...

The discourse around a colorblind U.S. has been going on since 1896, when the term "colorblind" was first used in the ...

This scheme is a backdoor maneuver to privatize education while allowing corporations and wealthy individuals to avoid ...

If the administration's birthright citizenship executive order is implemented, "there will be a new kind of stratification" ...

I was recently removed from an academic listserv for expressing my concerns about the administration of Donald Trump. This type of self-censorship permeating across sectors, including academia, is a ...

Rep. Ross Wilburn, D-Ames, said this provision in the bill “takes us back” to the time of Plessy v. Ferguson, the 1896 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld “separate but equal ...

New Rochelle, for example, was a haven for Black businesses from the time of Plessy v. Ferguson, the U.S. Supreme Court ruling in 1896 that made it legal to have ‘separate but equal ...

This decision was the result of the Plessy v. Ferguson case. The court's idea was that racial segregation worked with American ideals as long as everyone received the same kinds of public services.

In the court case of Plessy v. Ferguson of 1896, the court provided constitutional legitimacy to racial apartheid, an injustice that persisted well into the 20th century. The legal system did not ...

"Many of us have wondered what year they’re talking about," he said. "Plessy v. Ferguson was 1896, and I guess that’s what ...

According to President Donald Trump, these so-called DEI programs – found in the government, corporate and educational sectors and intended to reduce discrimination and promote the equitable treatment ...