A DC Government Initiative Exclusively Hires HBCU Graduates. Legal Experts Say That's Likely Illegal.

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A Washington, D.C., city government initiative exclusively hires graduates from Historically Black Colleges and Universities, a requirement that likely violates federal race discrimination laws, legal experts told the Washington Free Beacon . The D.C. Department of Employment Services (DOES) posted 13 job listings in June that require applicants to be graduates "from an HBCU with a bachelor’s degree in either December 2024 or May 2025." The positions, which have not been previously reported,