After signing an executive order to dismantle the Department of Education (DOE), Trump’s administration is gutting the Office for Civil Rights (OCR), the very agency responsible for investigating racial discrimination in schools.
He’s already cut more than 40% of OCR staff.
And now, their investigations? They’re stalling.
Parents are complaining that their critical civil rights complaints aren’t being investigated.
That means schools accused of violating students’ civil rights — discriminating by race, gender, disability — are slipping through the cracks with no oversight, no consequences, and no justice.
We’re watching the slow, deliberate unraveling of civil rights that generations of Black organizers fought for — and we refuse to be silent.
This is a direct attack on Black youth, Black educators, and Black futures.
The administration is betting that we won’t notice — or won’t fight back. But we see it for exactly what it is: a calculated attempt to roll back our rights under the guise of “efficiency” and “reform.”
Black students deserve safe, equitable schools where they can be supported, especially if they have disabilities. When the government abandons that responsibility, we show up stronger — and we build something even better.
With your help, we’ll do just that.
