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Lakota school board member doubles down on antisemitic phrase after rabbi reaches out

Tuesday, July 18th, 2023

via Cincinnati.com (Ohio)

School Board – General, Racism

House GOP seeks to gut Buttigieg’s DEI and green energy programs

Monday, July 17th, 2023

via The Gazette (Colorado)

House Republicans are looking to slash the Biden administration's proposal to fund diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives as well as "green new deal"-style goals in the Department of Transportation.

Racism

IN BRIEF

Monday, July 17th, 2023

via Casper Star-Tribune (Wyoming)

Car found in North Platte on Saturday

Racism

Parents rights in schools: Who wins with this movement?

Monday, July 17th, 2023

via Deseret News (Utah)

If the Parents Bill of Rights passes the Senate, it would reorder public schools, giving parents an unprecedented say over their children's education.

Parent Involvement, LGBTQ+, Racism, School Board – General

The whitewashing of white nationalism

Monday, July 17th, 2023

via Las Vegas Sun (Nevada)

In an interview in May, the senior Republican senator from Alabama, Tommy Tuberville, was asked if he believes white nationalists should be allowed in the military.

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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: “There are times when you don’t have any choice but to speak the truth”

Sunday, July 16th, 2023

via CBS News (Pennsylvania)

He was the all-time leading NBA scorer when he retired in 1989, after winning six world championships. But today Kareem Abdul-Jabbar prefers to focus on his role as an activist and social critic, writing with uncommon candor on Substack.

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We ‘interviewed’ Harriet Tubman using AI. It got a little weird.

Sunday, July 16th, 2023

via The Washington Post (Maryland)

A new tool from Khan Academy lets students talk with simulations of Tubman, Winston Churchill, Genghis Khan and more. But there's a limit.

Racism

Iowa’s public libraries ‘next grounds for the oncoming civil rights movement’

Sunday, July 16th, 2023

via The Gazette (Iowa)

Amid legislation targeting the information sector, public librarians speak on their growing role as a force in the political realm. From representative literature to creating inclusive environments, libraries are offering more to the community than books.

Book Bans, Racism

CONGRESSIONAL ROLL CALL

Sunday, July 16th, 2023

via Madison.com (Wisconsin)

Here's how members of Wisconsin's congressional delegation voted on major issues last week. Readers can visit www.VoteFacts.com to research other top issues and individual voting records in the…

Racism

Concern raised at Pentagon over bill

Sunday, July 16th, 2023

via Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Inc. (Arkansas)

Pentagon officials are attempting to stay on the sidelines of an intensifying feud over annual defense legislation that has highlighted the military's vulnerability to being pulled into America's most divisive social issues.

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In pitch to Tennessee GOP, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis vows to fight ‘woke ideology’

Sunday, July 16th, 2023

via The Tennessean (Tennessee)

The Republican presidential candidate headlines the Tennessee GOP's 2023 Statesmen's Dinner, the party's big annual fundraiser.

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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis headlines Tennessee Republican Party fundraiser

Sunday, July 16th, 2023

via The Leaf Chronicle (Tennessee)

The Republican presidential candidate headlines the Tennessee GOP's 2023 Statesmen's Dinner, the party's big annual fundraiser.

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House Republicans wage ‘woke’ culture wars with the military

Saturday, July 15th, 2023

via The Washington Post (Iowa)

For decades, bipartisan majorities in Congress approved the annual defense authorization bill that funds the military and national security priorities. That long-standing practice collapsed this week…

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it’s obvious that Democrats hate America

Saturday, July 15th, 2023

via The Washington Times, LLC (District of Columbia)

What better occasion for the left to display its contempt for the United States than on Independence Day. This year, it staged the equivalent of a Nuremberg rally of anti-Americanism.

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This SC school district banned 12 books after 1 parent complained

Saturday, July 15th, 2023

via The Post and Courier (South Carolina)

The first book bans Horry County Schools has made in 20 years were reportedly prompted by one parent's complaints. That parent was the chairman of the county's Moms for Liberty

Parent Involvement, Racism, Book Bans, School Board – General

Teaching about racism without discussing race?

Saturday, July 15th, 2023

via El Dorado News-Times (Arkansas)

Racism

Our students deserve to learn honest history

Saturday, July 15th, 2023

via Orlando Sentinel (Florida)

Florida's public schools are the places where children of every race, religion and background learn and grow together. No matter what they look like or where they come from, all our children must h…

Racism

July 11, 2023 CALL TO ORDER Chairperson

Saturday, July 15th, 2023

via Mitchell Republic (South Dakota)

July 11, 2023 CALL TO ORDER Chairperson Reider called the regular meeting of the Davison County Board of Commissioners to order at 9:00 a.m. Members of the Board present were Claggett, Kiner, Blaalid,…

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