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Parker: Biden's democracy smokescreen
The Longview News-Journal· 4 hours agoPresident Joe Biden makes no speech without mentioning the importance of democracy in our nation. In the case of the ongoing reminders about the...
Loudoun County considers cost of changing school names linked to slavery, Confederacy
WDVM via Yahoo News· 1 day agoASHBURN, Va. (DC News Now) — On Tuesday night, the Loudoun County School Board was briefed on the...
Louisiana will let public schools show right-wing group's 'edu-tainment' videos, sparking outcry
New Orleans Times-Picayune· 22 hours ago“I’m certainly not OK with slavery,” the cartoon Douglass says, “but the Founding Fathers made a...
What did Diane Abbott say in letter about racism and antisemitism that sparked suspension?
Yahoo News UK· 1 day ago(Alamy) Sipa US, Sipa US “In apartheid South Africa, these groups were allowed to vote. And at the...
Florida sticks by social studies standard teaching ‘benefit’ of slavery
Politico via Yahoo News· 18 hours agoThe updated standards include new required instruction surrounding the Sept. 11 attacks and the...
Timeline of Diane Abbott’s suspension: From her comments on racism to Labour ‘election ban’
The Independent via Yahoo News· 4 hours ago“It is true that many types of white people with points of difference, such as redheads, can...
'We want to make sure the truth is told': Sojourner Truth Legacy Plaza to open in Akron
Gannett via AOL· 2 days ago“We want to make sure the truth is told.” Truth, a former slave, traveled the country advocating for...
Yale Names Stony Brook President Maurie McInnis as New Leader
The Wall Street Journal· 1 day agoMcInnis, 58 years old, will take the helm of the New Haven, Conn., school in July. She will be the...
Florida sticks by social studies standard teaching ‘benefit’ of slavery
Politico· 18 hours agoCritics, including Rep. Byron Donalds (R-Fla.), urged the state to reconsider that language. “It still refers to slavery as having a potential benefit,” Andrew Spar, president ...
Juneteenth: What's open & what's closed on America’s newest federal holiday
TheStreet.com· 3 days agoJuneteenth commemorates the end of slavery after the U.S. Civil War, and while government buildings and the NYSE are closed, most retail stores are open. Banks, federal offices ...