More than one-quarter of Alabama's population is Black.
Photo credits: State Senate, House
Headline: New York Times, 3/19/2024
Alabama Republicans pushed through a sprawling measure on Tuesday that would not only ban state funding for diversity, equity and inclusion programs at public universities, local boards of education and government agencies, but also limit the teaching of “divisive concepts” surrounding race, gender and identity.
The bill passed with broad support in the State Legislature, but faced vehement opposition from student groups, civil rights advocates and Democrats who said it was a chilling attempt to undercut free speech and diversity efforts, especially given Alabama’s history of educational segregation and racism.
The bill also forbids public universities and colleges from allowing transgender people to use bathrooms that align with their gender identity.
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