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The ‘parental rights’ group igniting the GOP

Wednesday, July 26th, 2023

via The Washington Post (Maryland)

Moms for Liberty is a conservative parental rights organization that is increasingly influencing the policies of the Republican Party. The Southern Poverty Law Center has called it an extremist group.

Parent Involvement, Racism

Decrying attempts to ‘bury history,’ Biden designates Emmett Till national monument

Tuesday, July 25th, 2023

via home - georgia recorder (Georgia)

President Joe Biden designated a new national monument at sites connected to the Emmett Till lynching that spurred the civil rights movement.

Parent Involvement, Racism

Fact check: Does a new Florida curriculum teach that enslaved people ‘benefited from slavery?’

Tuesday, July 25th, 2023

via WRAL (North Carolina)

By Sofia Bliss-Carrascosa, Louis Jacobson, and Amy Sherman, PolitiFact reportersVice President Kamala Harris drew wide attention when she called a section about slavery in Florida's new middle school…

Racism

How the right ended up trying to softpedal enslavement

Tuesday, July 25th, 2023

via The Washington Post (Maryland)

The debate gained fervor as Gov. Ron DeSantis's political ambitions grew.

Racism

Texas A&M suspended professor accused of criticizing Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick in lecture

Tuesday, July 25th, 2023

via Houston Chronicle (Texas)

The professor, an expert on the opioids crisis, was placed on paid administrative leave...

Racism

Biden establishes new national monument dedicated to Emmett Till

Tuesday, July 25th, 2023

via The Washington Post (Maryland)

The monument is dedicated to Till and his mother, Mamie Till-Mobley, whose activism in the wake of her son's brutal 1955 murder helped spark the civil rights movement.

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Biden honors Emmett Till and his mother with new national monument

Tuesday, July 25th, 2023

via abc7NY (New Jersey)

President Joe Biden honors Emmett Till and his mother Mamie Till-Mobley in a new national monument that spans several locations in Mississippi and Illinois.

Racism

Florida approves conservative PragerU lessons for schools

Tuesday, July 25th, 2023

via Tampa Bay Times (Florida)

A roundup of Florida education news from around the state

Racism, School Board – General

US House Republicans bring culture wars into spending showdown with Senate

Tuesday, July 25th, 2023

via The Gazette (Colorado)

Racism

US House Republicans face possible infighting as they turn to spending

Tuesday, July 25th, 2023

via The Gazette (Colorado)

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The Memo: Culture-war battles fail to deliver for DeSantis

Tuesday, July 25th, 2023

via The Kansas City Star (Kansas)

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) keeps pressing his case on culture war issues - even though his efforts so far haven't helped him rise above a modest ceiling of support in the presidential race. That, in turn, poses the question as to whether former President Trump already has a lock on most of the conservative...

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Biden to Create Monument to Emmett Till Amid Fights Over Black History

Tuesday, July 25th, 2023

via The New York Times (Florida)

The murder of 14-year-old Emmett Till and the activism of his grieving mother helped galvanize the civil rights movement in America.

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La. Superintendent of Education meets with controversial political organization to discuss current state of schools

Tuesday, July 25th, 2023

via WBRZ-TV (Louisiana)

BATON ROUGE - Parents, teachers and protestors were all present for a discussion on the current state of schools in Louisiana with the Superintendent of Education, Dr. Cade Brumley, put on by the Moms…

Parent Involvement, School Board – General, Racism

What do drag shows and Latino museums have to do with roads and parks?

Tuesday, July 25th, 2023

via POLITICO (New York)

Lawmakers' tempers are boiling over as Republican provisions on cultural and social issues become ubiquitous in this year's House spending bills.

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Louisiana’s top school leader addresses controversial Moms for Liberty group, faces protestors

Tuesday, July 25th, 2023

via The Advocate (Louisiana)

Louisiana's top school leader spoke Monday night to the local chapter of Moms for Liberty, a parental advocacy group that has drawn nationwide controversy for its opposition to COVID rules

Parent Involvement, Racism

All the ways Ron DeSantis is trying to rewrite Black history

Monday, July 24th, 2023

via The Washington Post (Maryland)

From laws to standards, Florida's governor is shaping and limiting what students can learn.

Racism, Book Bans

More Republicans see racism as a problem for White people than for Black people

Monday, July 24th, 2023

via The Washington Post (Maryland)

This comports with past polling on discrimination.

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AGNC Investment Corp. Announces Second Quarter 2023 Financial Results

Monday, July 24th, 2023

via WBRC (Alabama)

BETHESDA, Md., July 24, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- AGNC Investment Corp. ("AGNC" or the "Company") (Nasdaq: AGNC) today announced financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2023.SECOND QUARTER 2023…

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