Return to Jim Crow: Federal Regulations Rolled Back to Allow Segregation

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Return to Jim Crow: Federal Regulations Rolled Back to Allow Segregation

President Donald J. Trump signs executive orders on Jan. 20, 2025. (Courtesy of the White House) This post was originally published on The Washington Informer By Stacy M. Brown The Trump administration has blatantly resurrected segregation in federal contracting, undoing decades of civil rights progress by removing anti-segregation mandates. According to reporting from NPR, employees … Continued

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