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Local Citizens File Title VI Complaint After Buncombe County Leaders Prioritize Helene Recovery by Race
(Asheville, NC) On January 22, 2025, a local citizen organization, WNC Citizens for Equality, filed a Title VI complaint with the U.S. Department of the Treasury after Buncombe County government inserted racial preferences in distributing Hurricane Helene relief funds. The County’s racial preferencing is a direct violation of Title VI of the 1964 Civil Rights…
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WNC CITIZENS FOR EQUALITY FILES CIVIL RIGHTS COMPLAINT AGAINST PEAK ACADEMY FOR RACIAL DISCRIMINATION
WNC Citizens for Equality (WNCCE) is a citizen watch dog organization that promotes racial equality and defends the civil rights of persons living in western North Carolina. WNCCE believes that all persons should be entitled to equal protection under the law, regardless of race. As such, WNCCE has filed a federal civil rights complaint against…
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U.S. Supreme Court Ends Affirmative Action in College Admissions
On June 29 2023, the U.S. Supreme Court ended the use of race as a consideration for college admissions. The 6-3 opinion in Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard and UNC will have wide ranging effects throughout the nation and will act as a prohibition against most, if not all, government race-based discrimination. The Court…