Grant program for Black women comes under tough questioning in key anti-DEI lawsuit

Posted on February 1, 2024 by thegrio.com

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“In the context of small giving, you can’t say it’s not remedial just because it’s not solving everyone’s problems,” Schwartz said. “The answer can’t possibly be give to everyone or no one.”

A different panel of the same court of appeals temporarily halted the Strivers Grant Context last fall, reversing a lower court’s decision that refused to block it.

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