Today’s decision by the Supreme Court to end affirmative action in college admissions is another devastating ruling by the Court. For decades, Black, Indigenous, and students of color have fought to access higher education. With this ruling, the Court underscores the white supremacist ideals this country was founded on.  By failing to recognize racism as a Read more…

As we come to the end of Black History Month, we must remember that Black history is not only about reflecting and honoring the past. It is also about the future and safeguarding generations of Black students’ right to learn about their history.   Right now, there is an attempt to whitewash African American history across Read more…

The Edward W. Hazen Foundation is deeply angered that members of Congress failed to forge a compromise that would have protected recipients of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.   Throughout the country, youth-led organizations are urging lawmakers to provide a path to citizenship for two million immigrant youth. “This might’ve been the last Read more…

The decision by the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals is another blow for more than 800,000 young people for whom the United States is home. A decade after President Barack Obama signed the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) executive action, the future for its beneficiaries is still uncertain. DACA recipients have waited patiently Read more…

President Biden recently signed the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act into law, providing $100 million for ‘‘Community Oriented Policing Services Programs,” the same programs that put more than 6,500 police officers in schools since the Columbine school shooting. But we know more police do not make schools safer. Hazen Foundation President, Lori Bezahler calls for restorative Read more…