Santa Clara University operates an illegal program that excludes people on the basis of race, according to a new federal civil rights complaint.
The “Black Corporate Board Readiness” program aims to “to prepare Black executives for the unique challenges of board service,” according to its website.
It is a “for us, by us” “initiative” according to the Jesuit Catholic university in California. The term refers to black individuals creating opportunities just for other black people, as in the clothing brand FUBU – “For us, by us.”