Transforming Privilege gathers current events that demonstrate small steps of progress towards justice and equity.
4/2/2022 - Celebrated hula teacher Edith Kanaka’ole to be featured on US quarters
3/23/2022 - A former KKK headquarters terrorized a town for years. Now it will become a diversity center
3/18/2022 - House Passes CROWN Act, Banning Discrimination Against Black Hairstyles
3/18/2022 - ‘Long-overdue’: all-Black, female second world war battalion to receive congressional gold medal
3/15/2022 - For the first time in its history, architecture's top award goes to a Black architect
2/22/2022 - Biden nominates Ketanji Brown Jackson to become first Black woman on supreme court
1/12/2022 - A Record Number Of Latinx People Held Elected Office In 2021
1/10/2022 - Maya Angelou becomes first Black woman to appear on US quarter as Treasury begins distribution
1/5/2022 - Man whose arrest led to "separate but equal" receives pardon
12/30/2021 - Maori newsreader makes history
12/24/2021 Black Santa navigates pandemic challenges to still visit with families
11/28/2021 Dancer, Singer, spy: France's Pantheon to honor Josephine Baker
11/18/2021 Senate confirms Oregon's Chuck Sams III as first Native American to lead the National Park Service
11/17/2021 Estelita's library turns the page on a new chapter on the Central Disctrict
11/17/2021 Jessica Watkins to be the first Black woman to join the International Space Station crew
10/22/2021 Attorney Tana Lin is now the first Asian American US Judge in Washington State
10/10/2021 Yurok people see victory in decades-long effort to revive language
10/8/2021 Biden becomes the first US President to issue a proclamation on Indigenous People's Day
10/5/2021 Senate confirms 4th Native America Judge on entire Federal bench
10/4/2021 Bubba Wallace becomes the first Black NASCAR driver to win a Cup race since 1963
9/30/2021 Bruce's Beach can return to decendants of Black family in landmark move by Newsome
9/20/2021 Australia's Fraser Island reclaims K'gari, it's original indigenous name
9/19/2021 RuPaul makes Emmy history as most-awarded Black artist ever
9/13/2021 Virginia Beach teacher Maia Chaka becomes the first Black woman to work an NFL game as an official
9/13/2021 Push for Native American curriculum in schools makes gains
9/13/2021 Lake Tahoe ski resort changes name to remove racist and misogynist slur
9/10/2021 Fashion rooted in values: Met Gala to open show honoring designers of color
9/8/2021 Miss Ireland crown first Black winner in over 7 years
9/8/2021 It's a beautiful day for democracy: Robert E Lee statue removed from Virginia statehouse
9/6/2021 Mexico City to swap Columbus statue for one of indigenous woman
9/2/2021 US Civil Rights Museum gives Freedom Award to Michelle Obama
8/31/2021 The Harlem Hellfighters will receive the Congressional Gold Medal
8/14/2021 All Latina Speech Team At Santa Anna High School Wins Top Award At Nationals
8/6/2021 Sunisa Lee steps in Biles's absence to win Olympic's women's gymnastics all-around
8/3/2021 Kitsap racial equity grants help two non-profits aid kids on a bigger scale
7/25/2021 Filipina American wins gold medal in fencing
7/23/2021 Bust of Klan Leader Removed From Tennessee State Capitol After Decades
7/21/2021 Cleveland's Baseball Team Finally Has A New Name After Push To Drop Racist Mascot
7/20/2021 Joe Biden Has Appointed More Black Women To U.S. Appeals Courts Than Nearly Any President
7/18/2021 Confederate statue removed from Louisiana city hall after 99 years
7/9/2021 Illinois becomes first US state to require Asian-American history in schools
7/9/2021 Biden nominates first out lesbian to Ambassador-level post
7/8/2021 Zaila Avant-guard makes history with National Spelling Bell win
7/1/2021 Tacoma WA High School Renamed After Longtime Black Educator
6/30/2021 Suni Lee Makes History as First Hmong American to Make the US Olympic Team
6/16/2021 Indigenous Candians win right oto use original names after forced assimilation
6/15/2021 Bridge made of string: Peruvians weave 500 year old crossing back into place
6/13/2021 Teachers across the country are protesting laws that stop them from teaching about systemic racism
6/10/2021 Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra history with newly appointed executive director
6/8/2021 Jason Wingard named first African-American president of Temple University
6/8/2021 Veronica Terriquez named director of UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center
6/8/2021 Nevada Law Bans Racial Mascots In Schools And 'Sundown Sirens'
6/6/2021 New law, new policies pave way for more inclusiveness in Nevada school lessons
6/4/2021 Native American tribe in Maine buys back island taken 160 years ago
5/25/2021 Senate Confirms First Black Woman to Lead DOJ Civil Rights Division: Kristen Clarke
5/24/2021 Howard University renames College of Fine Arts after alum, Chadwick Boseman
5/11/2021 In Ahmaud Arbery's name, Georgia repeals Citizen's Arrest Law
5/10/2021 Call for participants: 100 Black professors now!
5/4/2021 Seattle Filmmaker says Hollywood wouldn't make his film unless he recast with white actors
5/2/2021 Mom of 7 makes history as the first black person to earn a PhD in Survey Methodology
4/30/2021 Germany will repatriate Benin Bronzes, plundered from Africa in the 19th century
4/25/2021 'An Indescribable Moment': Indigenous Nation in US has right to lands in Canada, court rules
4/24/2021 Amid racial reckoning, National Park Service recognizes new Underground Railroad sites
4/21/2021 Harriet Tubman: archeologists find abolitionist's lost Maryland home
4/15/2021 After 15 Years, Court Vindicates Black Officer Fired for Stopping Excessive Force
4/7/2021 United Airlines Launches School to Train and Hire More Diverse Pilots
4/7/2021 A chance to 'rise': St. Louis elects 1st Black female mayor
4/4/2021 SAG Awards Make History With All 4 Film Acting Awards Going To People People Of Color
4/1/2021 US Navy:for first time in history four women of color command war ships
3/22/2021 Ijeoma Oluo's new book deal for Be A Revolution
3/17/2021 Katherine Tai confirmed as first Asian American US trade representative
3/17/2021 The Emancipator launches
3/15/2021 Deb Haaland makes history as first Native American cabinet secretary
3/15/2021 Oscars 2021: Two female directors and nine actors of colour nominated in historic year
3/10/2021 Marcia Fudge confirmed as first Black woman to lead HUD in more than 40 years
3/8/2021 Claressa Shields Becomes Boxing's 1st Ever Two-Divison Undisputed World Champ
3/4/2021 British Vogue covers celebrate black joy with sculpted hair
2/28/2021 Chloe Zhao Makes History As First Asian Woman To Win Best Director Golden Globe
2/19/2021 Tulsa Race Massacre film coming to History Channel, produced by NBA star Russell Westbrook
2/19/2021 The face of the Perseverance landing was an Indian American woman
1/29/2021 Black Lives Matter movement nominated for Nobel peace prize
1/28/2021 John Lewis memorial to replace Confederate monument in Georgia
1/28/2021 Emmett Till’s home gains landmark status and will turn into museum
1/26/2021 Biden to sign executive actions on equity
1/15/2021 Netflix Partners with Dr. Ibram X. Kendi for Three Projects Based on His Books
1/14/2021 Mattel Unveils Barbie Doll Honoring Maya Angelou Ahead of Black History Month
1/12/2021 Mississippi hoists new state flag without Confederate emblem for first time
1/8/2021 Mompreneur Launches ‘Just Us’ Safety App to Protect Young Black Drivers
1/5/2021 Boston University Center for Antiracist Research appoints policy director
1/5/2021 Boston Red Sox to Hire Bianca Smith as First Black Woman Coach in Professional Baseball
12/29/2020 Ava DuVernay and Peter Roth have a plan to diversify crews. And Hollywood is on board
12/28/2020 Color Of Change Launches New Business Directory For Black-Owned Companies
12/22/2020 The First Museum Devoted to African American Music Is Opening in Nashville
12/20/2020 Kansas City Star Apologizes for Decades of Racist Coverage
12/17/2020 Morehouse School of Medicine enters $100M partnership to train more Black doctors
12/15/2020 Dr. Ibram Kendi, Azer Bestavros, Team Up To Launch Racial Data Lab
12/14/2020 Inslee Announces Washington's Historic Commitment To Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
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