Mardi Gras came to Louisville a little late this year for the Louisville Urban League's annual Derby Gala held at the Norton Sports and Learning Center.
Senate Bill 259 exposed tensions between the Louisville NAACP and the leadership of the West End Opportunity Partnership, the agency overseeing public tax subsidies in the city's West End.
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The Louisville Urban League is leading the charge and said in the letter to legislators that the proposals to limit DEI efforts in the state's public schools are bad for students, education, the commonwealth and the economy.
One of the hot-button topics of this year's legislative session in Kentucky is about potentially limiting diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) practices.
Senate Bill 25 would bar local governments from forcing landlords to take part in the section 8 housing program and says no city ordinance will conflict with existing landlord-tenant state laws.