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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.
Racism
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.
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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…
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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
Sunday, July 16th, 2023
via A.D.N. & Co (Alaska)Analysis: This week's party-line vote House vote for a defense-spending bill continuing controversial amendments shows how central antiabortion and anti-transgender policies have become to the…
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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…
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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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Improving school discipline requires a proactive approach
Saturday, July 15th, 2023
via The Daily Progress (Virginia)Because of recent serious incidents in several Virginia schools, there is significant public concern about student behavior. Student behavior is frequently cited as a major reason for teachers leaving…
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In the right
Friday, July 14th, 2023
via Deseret News (Utah)Who loses in the fight over parental rights in schools?
Parent Involvement, LGBTQ+, Racism, School Board – General
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Consultant hired by Pennridge schools told Moms for Liberty audience that ‘the fox is in the henhouse’
Friday, July 14th, 2023
via The Philadelphia Inquirer (Pennsylvania)Jordan Adams, who owns a nascent consulting business called Vermilion, graduated in 2013 from Hillsdale College, a Michigan school that promotes its '1776 Curriculum."
Parent Involvement, School Board – General, Racism
Fox News slams USC education college for anti-racist mission statement. It was removed
Friday, July 14th, 2023
via The State (South Carolina)The national news network accused the university of violating a state budget proviso by teaching future educators critical race theory.
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Inspired by SPS dispute, Burlison adds access to teacher training materials to legislation
Friday, July 14th, 2023
via News-Leader (Missouri)The legislation was inspired by the 2021 dispute between Springfield Public Schools, a legislator and the Missouri attorney general.
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