The federal student loan forgiveness program proposed by President Joe Biden was tossed out by the Supreme Court on Friday, June 30th, depriving millions of Americans of the opportunity to have up to $20,000 of their debt canceled. With majority conservative justices, the decision was expected by experts. However it’s another big setback in higher […]
In yet another significant ruling, SCOTUS ruled that universities can no longer consider race in their admissions processes. The decision is expected to have a lasting impact on countless students. Drop your thoughts in the comments! đź”— Link in bio to read more.
Black History is happening NOW, and we love to see it! In a groundbreaking 53-47 vote on Thursday, the Senate confirmed Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court, making her the first Black woman to serve on the nation’s highest court. Judge Jackson’s confirmation comes after intense questioning from Republican senators during hearings which began […]
After 27 years, Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer announced this week plans to retire at the end of the court term. Filling Breyer’s seat is President Joe Biden’s first and possibly only chance to recommend a justice to the nation’s highest court. The president promised voters on the campaign trail that he would nominate a Black woman if a vacancy occurred […]
Photo by Twitter via @JusticeCBeasley North Carolina is making history! The state recently appointed, for the first time, a Black woman as its Supreme Court chief justice. Gov. Roy Cooper named Associate Justice Cheri Beasley as the state’s top judge. “This is certainly not the North Carolina of 200 years ago,” she said, according to Atlanta […]