Civil rights leaders blast Supreme Court at their doorstep

Civil rights leaders blast Supreme Court at their doorstep | The Hill Skip to content Civil rights leaders from around the nation gathered in Washington, D.C., Friday to protest book bans and rising attacks on diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI), saying limitations on education were hurting teachers, students and democracy as a whole.  Protesters with the Freedom to Learn rally marched from the Library of Congress to the Supreme Court. In addition to concerns on book bans and DEI, the rally also highlighted Supreme Court rulings on ending affirmative action in higher education and overturning Roe v. Wade.  Kimberlé Crenshaw, co-founder and executive director of the African American Policy Forum, said the Supreme Court has “lost its way.” “It’s gotten into the business of erasure,” Crenshaw said. “Diversity, equity and inclusion is the new moral panic of the nation. It’s the source, they say, of all that ails us. DEI is becoming the new N-word in American politics.”  Since 2023, 85 bills in 28 states have been introduced to limit DEI policies, according to the Chronicle of Higher Education. Thirteen have become law, while 14 have final legislative approval.  Meanwhile, during the 2022-23 school year, 153 districts across 33 states...