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Atomic Brands and Orendain Family Partner to Bring Tequila to the U.S. Market
Wednesday, August 30th, 2023
via WAFF (Alabama)Atomic will distribute their Ollitas Tequila line within the U.S. and strengthen presence moving forward. MIAMI, Aug. 30, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Atomic Brands, a fast-growing spirits producer, and…
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Governors may make good presidents − unless they become ‘imperial governors’ like DeSantis
Wednesday, August 30th, 2023
via KSTP TV LLC. (Minnesota)(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.)
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Ask Dr. E: How do I convince my daughter not to send my grandkids to a ‘crazy’ public school?
Wednesday, August 30th, 2023
via The Washington Times, LLC (District of Columbia)In my opinion, America's educational system is a complete mess. I'm having a hard time, however, convincing my daughter not to send my grandkids to one of these crazy local public schools. Can you offer any advice?
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Locals discuss history class battle
Wednesday, August 30th, 2023
via Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Inc. (Arkansas)While none of Jefferson County's three public school districts offer the pilot Advanced Placement African American Studies course, the debate over it at the state Capitol resonates across Arkansas.
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Idaho school trustees recalled in rebuke of hiring, ‘hidden agendas’
Wednesday, August 30th, 2023
via Spectrum News (North Carolina)The trustees hired an unqualified superintendent.
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Pennridge approves controversial new curriculum despite opposition, but delays some courses until next year
Tuesday, August 29th, 2023
via The Philadelphia Inquirer (Pennsylvania)One woman said her grandchildren have 'been traumatized with all the federal influence' on schools, and called Hillsdale, a Christian school, 'an honorable college with good moral values.'
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DeSantis facing criticism from Black leaders after Jacksonville …
Tuesday, August 29th, 2023
via The Washington Post (Iowa)Many Black Floridians' anger at DeSantis erupted anew as the Republican presidential candidate responded to racist violence in his home state.
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Residents pack Horry County school board meeting to debate book bans
Tuesday, August 29th, 2023
via The Post and Courier (South Carolina)The Horry County School District has removed 12 books from library shelves and restricted access to nine others, requiring students to receive parental permission before they can read them. These
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Gov. DeSantis faces Black leaders’ anger after racist killings in Jacksonville
Tuesday, August 29th, 2023
via CBS News (Pennsylvania)State House Democratic Leader Fentrice Driskell said DeSantis' policies on race combine to embolden racists and extremists
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Florida reviewers of AP African American Studies sought ‘opposing viewpoints’ of slavery
Tuesday, August 29th, 2023
via Miami Herald (Florida)A lesson in the AP course focused on how Europeans benefited from trading enslaved people and the materials enslaved laborers produced. The state objected to the content.
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis faces Black leaders’ anger after racist …
Tuesday, August 29th, 2023
via The Washington Post (Maryland)Ron DeSantis scoffed when the NAACP issued a travel advisory this spring warning Black people to use 'extreme care' if traveling to Florida
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis faces Black leaders’ anger after racist killings in Jacksonville
Tuesday, August 29th, 2023
via The Seattle Times (Washington)Ron DeSantis scoffed when the NAACP issued a travel advisory this spring warning Black people to use 'extreme care' if traveling to Florida.
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Florida Governor Ron DeSantis faces Black leaders’ anger after racist killings in Jacksonville
Tuesday, August 29th, 2023
via The Associated Press (Florida)Ron DeSantis scoffed when the NAACP issued a travel advisory this spring warning Black people to use 'extreme care' if traveling to Florida.
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California sues Chino school district, aiming to end policy notifying parents of student gender changes
Monday, August 28th, 2023
via Miami Herald (Florida)SACRAMENTO — California Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta filed a lawsuit Monday against the Chino school district, ordering an end to a policy that requires notifying parents if their children change their gender identity, alleging it is discriminatory and violates civil rights and privacy laws.
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Ramaswamy dangerously seeks to amp up racially inflammatory right-wing tactics
Monday, August 28th, 2023
via Cleveland.com (Ohio)Presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy is not going to sway many Black voters, but that was not his intent in calling two well-known nonviolent progressives "modern grand wizards of the modern KKK." He was one-upping his GOP opponents by throwing more red meat to the Donald Trump mob to address their racial grievances, writes George Magakis of Norristown, Pennsylvania, in a letter to the editor.
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Ex-Tucson rapper comes home for HoCo Fest finale
Monday, August 28th, 2023
via Tucson Newspapers (Arizona)Lance Washington, who goes by the stage name Lando Chill, hasn't played the Hotel Congress Labor Day weekend festival since 2017, the year before he left for LA.
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The Central question: Can Arkansas’s governor make Black history disappear?
Monday, August 28th, 2023
via Arkansas Times (Arkansas)Arkansas politicians' ongoing attack on an AP African American Studies class tees up scholars with fresh lessons on racism and censorship.
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Nate Monroe: Mourning Jacksonville needed a leader. Instead, it got Ron DeSantis
Monday, August 28th, 2023
via Jacksonville.com (Florida)DeSantis arrived at a prayer vigil for the three people shot and killed in a racist hate crime the day before, but, in truth, he was not welcome.
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Six key steps to a successful presidential campaign
Monday, August 28th, 2023
via The Washington Times, LLC (District of Columbia)As we roll into another presidential election and witnessed the rowdy Republican debate on Wednesday it is once again clear that most people who decide to run for president are clueless about how to do so.
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