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FILE PHOTO: A procession carrying signs for equal rights, integrated schools, decent housing, and an end to bias during the civil rights march on Washington D.C.
Daily News Lesson February 14 2025

The history of diversity, equity and inclusion efforts in America

This Black History Month, explore the origins of DEI in America with News Hour's “Hidden Histories” series
Harvard University stands in Cambridge
Daily News Lesson July 19 2023

Affirmative action ruling prompts new push to end legacy admissions
The Supreme Court ruling against affirmative action in college admissions has renewed the debate over legacy admissions
U.S. Supreme Court rejects affirmative action in university admissions
Daily News Lesson June 30 2023

Supreme Court strikes affirmative action + Newswrap 6/30/23 + Student video
Discuss the U.S. Supreme Court ruling against long-standing race-conscious college admissions programs
A demonstrator holds a sign aloft as the affirmative action in university admissions case was being heard at the Supreme Court in Washington
Daily News Lesson October 31 2022

What’s at stake in the Supreme Court affirmative action cases
Understand how cases before the Supreme Court this week might determine the future of affirmative action in higher education
U.S. Supreme Court is seen in Washington
Daily News Lesson January 25 2022

Jan. 25, 2022 news lessons: What voting by proxy in the House of Representatives means for democracy
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