CLEVELAND, Ohio, July 1 -- Cleveland State University issued the following news release: Dr. Ronnie Dunn, interim chief diversity officer and associate professor of urban studies at Cleveland State University, provided testimony on June 24 before the Ohio Senate Health, Human Services & Medicaid Committee in support of SCR14, which would declare racism a public health crisis in Ohio. Similar legislation was already passed by the City of Cleveland. Dunn, who serves on the Ohio Collaborative Com  more

EUGENE, Oregon, July 3 -- Lane Community College issued the following news release: The Lane Community College Board of Education unanimously elected Lisa Fragala as chair and Melanie Muenzer as vice chair for 2020/21 at its July 1 work session. Fragala was appointed to the board in October 2018 to fill the At Large Position 7 vacancy. She won election in May 2019 to a four-year term from July 1, 2019 to June 30, 2023. She represents LCC on the Lane Council of Governments (LCOG) board. Fragala  more

WASHINGTON, June 30 -- Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-Texas, issued the following news release: Congressman Joaquin Castro (TX-20),Chairman of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, Vice Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, and member of the House Intelligence and Education and Labor Committees, and Congresswoman Ilhan Omar (MN-5), urged USAID to rescind its appointment of Mark Kevin Lloyd as USAID Religious Fre  more

WASHINGTON, June 30 -- Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) and Rep. Joaquin Castro (D-TX) sent a letter urging USAID to rescind its appointment of Mark Kevin Floyd as USAID Religious Freedom Advisor. Mr. Floyd has a proven track record of prejudice towards those of the Islamic faith and Muslim majority countries, discrimination that is antithetical to USAID's mission of global development and religious freedom. "Mark Kevin Lloyd, who has a lo  more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, July 2 -- The University of Nevada Las Vegas campus issued the following news release: Though it was played occasionally on opening day of baseball games beforehand, "The Star-Spangled Banner" became a traditional fixture in the sporting world after the 1918 World Series. The lore of the song focused on overcoming odds to victory in battle. Much lesser known were the racist views of its author, Francis Scott Key, who worked to keep slavery and to suppress the free speech of a  more