The Equal Protection Project (EPP) has filed a civil rights complaint against the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) for a program designed for black women.
In the complaint to the Department of Education, the EPP takes issue with the school’s Creative Regal Women of KNowledge” (CRWN) program, which is marketed to “Black, Indigenous, Hispanic/Latino, Asian, Pacific Islander, and other minoritized ethnicities.” It also includes transgender and non-binary women.
“CRWN’s eligibility requirements are blatantly racially and sexually discriminatory. Regardless of the purpose of discrimination, it is wrong and illegal,” said William Jacobson, founder of the EPP.
“It does society no good to inject more racism and sexism into the educational system through discriminatory university programs,” he added.
The complaint says the program is a violation of Title VI and Title IX. The initiative aims to provide more financial assistance and networking opportunities for black women.
Despite the website’s stated goal, it has a bold clause on its page saying that while “our program is designed to support and celebrate Black college women, participation is open to all students regardless of race, gender, ethnicity and nationality. origin.”
MIT said it does not comment on pending litigation.
“Unfortunately, many colleges and universities have embraced ‘anti-racist’ activism, claiming that the remedy for past discrimination is current discrimination. Such ‘reverse racism’ and ‘reverse sexism’ is just racism and sexism, and is not the answer ,” Jacobson said.
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