Some cases making their way through federal courts could have catastrophic consequences for minority-owned businesses that do work for the federal government.
And not just the federal government. The decisions will likely apply to state, municipal, and private programs. And programs for women, of course.
Yep… working as intended. 
City Council votes to rename controversial Taney Street after Philadelphia educator and civil rights advocate Caroline LeCount
Activists have for years pushed the city to rename the street, which honors former Chief Justice Roger B. Taney, who is best known for authoring the opinion in the 1857 Dred Scott case. Taney wrote in the court’s majority opinion that Black people “had no rights which the white man was bound to respect,” denying them citizenship.
“The Barn” is about the murder of Emmett Till, and this report also highlights how that history was taught, ignored, or covered up:
What’s more, authors of color — particularly women of color — were far more likely to be banned compared with white authors. Authors of color wrote 39% of the banned books in our study. Women of color alone penned almost a quarter of them. That’s even though authors of color make up just 10% of U.S. authors and write less than 5% of the most popular books in the U.S.
