The Justice Department announced an investigation into City University of New York's 'Black Male Initiative' over potentially violating civil rights through racial preference.
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’: Scott Pelley, you shouldn’t have been surprisedCUNY law professor Jeffry Lax calls the support for the arrested students disgusting and reacts to Mayor Eric Adams statement on the unrest. , BMI’s mission"is to increase, encourage, and support the inclusion and educational success of students from groups that are severely underrepresented in higher education, in particular African, African American/Black, Caribbean and Latino/Hispanic males.
"on Tuesday, the DOJ confirmed that it has begun investigating the New York institution for potentially violating Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits discrimination based on race or color by institutions that receive federal financial aid. "Race can never play a role when deciding how to distribute educational resources or opportunities," Assistant Attorney General Harmeet K. Dhillon said in a statement.
"This Justice Department will not tolerate universities directing educational benefits to certain students over others based on their race. "The City University of New York's Black Male Initiative was implemented across 24 schools, according to a civil rights complaint. The Black Male Initiative began at the City University of New York approximately 21 years ago with the goal of increasing the enrollment, retention and graduation rates of underrepresented students.
The initiative was originally investigated in 2012The initiative was also the subject of a civil rights complaint last month by the Equal Protection Project , which noted that BMI operates across"If CUNY had a 'White Male Initiative' structured similarly to BMI such race-based recruiting would not be tolerated, much less funded and promoted. It is up to DOJ to ensure that the civil rights laws are enforced in a race-neutral manner," the EPP wroteCLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APPLindsay Kornick is an associate editor for Fox News Digital. Story tips can be sent to lindsay.kornick@fox.com and on Twitter: @lmkornick.
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