In its most urgent warning to date, the National Urban League has declared a “state of emergency” for democracy and civil ...

Edward Blum, the force behind the Harvard and UNC admissions cases, has spent decades challenging race-based laws aimed at repairing historic inequities October 24, 2022 More than 2 years ago 10 min ...

Edward Blum's suit targets a contest by Fearless Fund, founded by Keshia Knight Pulliam, Arian Simone and Ayana Parsons, which awards $20,000 in grants. TheGrio Staff. Aug 7, 2023.

One bill supported by the California Legislative Black Caucus focuses on lineage rather than race and could skirt around the ...

Edward Blum is not finished yet. After years of failed attempts to end affirmative action in college admissions, Blum scored a major victory this summer when the Supreme Court ruled Harvard ...

The Trump administration’s budget bill takes aim at schools that serve students of color. These colleges and universities ...

Edward Blum, who leads the American Alliance for Equal Rights, filed two lawsuits on Tuesday: one in the Southern District of Florida against Morrison & Foerster LLP and another in the Northern ...

For Edward Blum, who spearheaded the lawsuits against the University of North Carolina and Harvard—claiming the schools’ race-conscious policies admit unqualified Black and Hispanic students, ...

Edward Blum, who works with American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research, poses for a portrait at the AEI building on 17th St. NW on Feb. 21, 2013.

Edward Blum, director of the Project on Fair Representation, speaks to reporters during a news conference in Washington, Monday, Nov. 17, 2014, announcing the filing of two lawsuits challenging ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. You may never have heard of him, but Edward Blum could turn out to be the ...