Why a Program Designed to Help Black Pregnant Women Got Axed
<p>How does any group chip away at another group’s rights and opportunities? If history is any indication, it’s done little by little, like axing a tree piece by piece. At least, that’s the case when we consider the case of Black Americans. Over the past few years, conservatives have quietly leaned on the 14th Amendment to justify their goal of dismantling diversity, equity, and inclusion programs throughout the country. Of course, the irony isn’t lost on historical scholars that the 14th Amendment sought to mitigate racism by extending “liberties and rights granted by the Bill of Rights to <a href="https://www.archives.gov/milestone-documents/14th-amendment#:~:text=Passed%20by%20Congress%20June%2013,Rights%20to%20formerly%20enslaved%20people." rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">formerly enslaved people</a>” during the Reconstruction Era. To put it another way, conservatives are weaponizing civil rights legislation designed to help newly freed Black Americans by depriving their descendants of access to equitable opportunities. This is what happens when you remove context.</p>
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