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Yale Cancels Prestigious Art History Course For Being "Too White"

Yale Cancels Prestigious Art History Course For Being "Too White" A story and "justification" so absurd and absolutely bonkers that we sincerely wish this was The Onion and not from the oldest college daily newspaper .....»»

Category: blogSource: zerohedgeJan 25th, 2020

The Biden Administration continues the White House"s long history of personalizing everything, from pens to cookies to shovels

Leadership in Washington flips from red to blue every so often, but one thing always seems to remain the same: a dedication to personalization. .....»»

Category: smallbizSource: nytMay 2nd, 2021

Planned Parenthood CEO calls out founder for her "association with white supremacist groups and eugenics"

Planned Parenthood founder Margaret Sanger had a history steeped in the advancement of the eugenics movement, according to historians and biographers. .....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderApr 18th, 2021

The White House says Biden"s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 stimulus package is the most "progressive piece of legislation in history." Top progressives agree.

"We take the win," Rep. Prami.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderMar 8th, 2021

Hazelden Betty Ford names new CEO

Lee is the first physician CEO in Center City-based Hazelden Betty Ford's history, as well as its youngest and its first non-white chief executive......»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsFeb 25th, 2021

22 books on race and white privilege that will show you what"s really happening in America right now

Black sociology, literary, and history scholars shared their top book recommendations for people looking to educate themselves on anti-racism. Thomonique Moore is a 2016 graduate of How.....»»

Category: personnelSource: nytFeb 14th, 2021

New startup aims to highlight Black community"s contribution to history through immersive tech

Across North Texas it is not hard to find monuments, markers and names plastered on streets signs and buildings that tell some of the region’s history. However, much of that history focuses on those who have held power: white men. Now, Da.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsFeb 10th, 2021

Biden administration taking steps to speed up putting Harriet Tubman on $20 bill

"It's important that our notes, our money ... reflect the history and diversity of our country," said White House press secretary Jen Psaki. A portrait of Harriet Tubman (1820 191.....»»

Category: dealsSource: nytJan 25th, 2021

Trump"s habit of tearing up papers could leave a "hole" in history as White House records may never be complete, worried experts say

The president is known for tearing up documents and throwing t.....»»

Category: smallbizSource: nytJan 17th, 2021

Former White House spokesman Hogan Gidley says Trump is the "most masculine" president in US history

This came after Fox News host Bill Hemmer asked Gidley if Trump felt "emasculated" by the recent "social media crackdown." P.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderJan 11th, 2021

White House cancels Monday coronavirus briefing after Trump lashes out at media

The White House on M.....»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchApr 27th, 2020

These White House officials had some of the shortest tenures in the history of their jobs

AP Photo With Stephanie Grisham headed out as White House Press Secretary, the Trump administ.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderApr 7th, 2020

Here are the 5 most important things to know about the government"s plan to pay Americans at least $1,200 to fight the coronavirus outbreak

AP Photo/Evan Vucci The White House and Senate leaders reached an agreement on a massive $2 trillion federal economic rescue package, the largest ever assembled in American history. Upon passage, many .....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderMar 25th, 2020

White House, Senate Agree On "Largest Rescue Package In American History" 

White House, Senate Agree On "Largest Rescue Package In American History"  We have a deal, folks!  It appears on ear.....»»

Category: blogSource: zerohedgeMar 25th, 2020

Despite coronavirus, Trump administration still delivering long-term economic wins

Throughout history and in every presidential administration, crises have occurred that are outside the White House’s control......»»

Category: topSource: foxnewsMar 12th, 2020

National organization cancels 900-attendee meeting in downtown Atlanta

A national organization for historians says it’s cancelling its annual meeting set for next week in downtown Atlanta due to coronavirus. The Indianapolis-based National Council on Public History announced the cancellation in a news release Tuesday.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsMar 11th, 2020

The White House balks at recession fears as coronavirus outbreak hits US economy

Getty Images The coronavirus outbreak has threatened to upend the longest US expansion in history. But Presiden.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderMar 5th, 2020

An epidemics historian has called China"s response to the coronavirus outbreak "clumsy" — and says it "terrifies" him for the future

STR/AFP via Getty Frank M. Snowden, a professor emeritus of history and the history of medicine at Yale, spoke to the New Yorker on Tuesday about .....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderMar 4th, 2020

Too white, too male: Fed takes on diversity one bank board member at a time

The Federal Reserve, long criticized for being too white and male, crossed a substantial milestone last year: for the first time in its 107-year history, white men held fewer than half of board seats at the Fed's 12 regional outposts......»»

Category: topSource: reutersFeb 27th, 2020

Trump says he might invite boxer Tyson Fury — who has a long history of homophobic, racist, and anti-Semitic comments — to the White House following his recent win

REUTERS/Steve Marcus; REUTERS/Yuri Gripas President Donald Trump said on Sunday that he was considering inviting boxer Tyson Fury to the White House after his World Boxing Council (WBC) H.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderFeb 24th, 2020

How 31-year-old Hope Hicks became the youngest White House communications director in history and a top executive at Fox before returning to counsel Trump

How 31-year-old Hope Hicks became the youngest White House communications director in history and a top executive at Fox before returning to counsel Trump.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderFeb 17th, 2020