Underground Railroad museum says Trump administration cut funds over race

Underground Railroad museum sues Trump administration alleging it canceled grant on the basis of race

An Underground Railroad museum in upstate New York alleged in a lawsuit Friday that the Trump administration unlawfully terminated its federal grant on the basis of race, pointing to President Donald Trump's efforts to dismantle diversity-focused initiatives.

Underground Railroad museum says Trump administration cut funds over race

Recent legal challenges have increasingly argued that the Trump administration’s actions are aimed directly at race.

Trump admin’s latest move sparks major discrimination lawsuit: ‘Overt and coded racism’

The Trump administration was hit with a major discrimination lawsuit after having cancelled a $250,000 federal grant for a New York museum celebrating Black history, a move lawyers for the museum described as “overt and coded racism.”The grant was awarded to the museum – the Underground Railroad Edu...