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Commentary
People want to censor education for the same reasons that slaves weren’t allowed to read
Thomas Jefferson wrote that he envisioned America’s white-only education system being for “raking a few geniuses from the rubbish.” How ironic is it that today, several state legislatures want to continue that line of thinking?
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Commentary
Study shows just listening to Trump speak makes liberals more racist
Even Clinton supporters start adopting his tone and accepting his racism when they listen to his speeches.
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Who are our greatest allies? They’re not white
Black Americans are more likely than any other racial or ethnic group to perceive discrimination against LGBTQ people.
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Noose discovered inside African American History & Culture Museum
A noose found hanging in a segregation exhibit forced the museum to close while police investigated.
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Santa is a black man married to a white guy in new children’s book
A writer has a book deal for a story about Santa and his husband who helps him sometimes.
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A peek under the hood of Uber shows it needs to hire more women and minorities
As the car-for-hire company investigates allegations of sexual harassment, a survey shows it has a long way to go to diversify its ranks.
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That time wealthy white folks mistook this black gay man for ‘the help’ (again)
At a recent fundraiser, a white philanthropist said to Philadelphia journalist Ernest Owens: “I thought you were one of the coat-checkers.”
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Commentary
No, Democrats don’t need to be more white and male
A post-racism America will only happen after a lot of slow and hard work.
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Gay black teacher sues Fla. school, claiming retaliation for being whistleblower
“I have to tell you this is the most racist and homophobic place I’ve ever worked,” declared teacher Scott Melton.
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San Francisco public schools now offer students anti-Trump lesson plan
“If he’s our president, I have the right to hold him accountable and ask him to take a stance that is anti-hate and anti-racist.”