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Historical Complexities and Racial Realities Have Plagued Both Major Political Parties.
One does to need to be the most intuitive person to recognize that there is a pattern in the method of how each major political party…
Why Some Public-School Kids Don’t Learn About Evolution
Many American students, myself included, never learned where humans come from.
Joe Feagin
Creationists “are not invested in whether evolution affects the … shapes of the beaks of finches in the Galápagos. They are worried about whether people were created in the image of God himself.” @olgakhazan reports on schools that don't teach evolution
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How the University of Texas Turned to Meritocracy to Slow Integration
Long-hidden documents show the school’s blueprint for keeping out black students during the civil-rights era.
Joe Feagin
"Decades ago, administrators at UT calculated that standardized tests would tamp down the number of African Americans at UT," @asherprice argues
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Professor speaks on academic freedom at Iowa State
A hyper-partisan political atmosphere and the decline of the numbers of tenured faculty has raised concerns about academic freedom.
Joe Feagin
Professor speaks on academic freedom at Iowa State iowastatedaily.com/news/henry-rei… via @iowastatedaily
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The 1619 Project and Chicago Public Schools
By Janice K. Jackson, EdD “The combined value of enslaved people exceeded that of all the railroads and factories in the nation.” – 1619 Project …
Report finds major newspapers keep quoting anti-immigrant hate groups on immigration stories
The Center for Immigration Studies is an innocuous-sounding name for an anti-immigrant hate group that should never be quoted on immigration stories, yet a new report has found that major newspapers, including The New York Times and The Washington...
Joe Feagin
Report finds major newspapers keep quoting anti-immigrant hate groups on immigration stories
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Faster Than We Thought: What Stories Will Survive Climate Change?
I grew up in Qatar, a tiny peninsula off the eastern coast of Saudi Arabia. Less than a century ago, before the boom, it was a desolate corner of the world, home to Bedouin tribes, shepherds, fishe…
Homework at Texas charter school asks students to list 'positive aspects' of slavery
A San Antonio charter school apologized Thursday morning after an eighth-grade American history assignment asked students to list the pros and cons...
In New Book ,‘Fifth Little Girl’ Describes First Hand Account of Horrific Church Bombing
By Sarah Collins Rudolph
'It’s a weapon of war’: Democratic veteran dismantles bogus assault weapons argument in eight tweets
When former Missouri Secretary of State Jason Kander announced he was stepping away from political life last October—in order to deal with untreated symptoms of PTSD from his military service—he promised that while he was going to focus on getting...
Joe Feagin
'It’s a weapon of war’: Democratic veteran dismantles bogus assault (AK-15) weapons argument in eight tweets
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White Colorado State students who wore blackface in viral Instagram post face no punishment
Four students at Colorado State University (CSU) recently went viral for an Instagram story that included the words “Wakanda forevaa,” in a reference to the fictional country in Marvel’s popular Black Panther movie and comic book series. What was...
Joe Feagin
White Colorado State students who wore blackface in viral Instagram post face no punishment
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Bernie Has Been Vetted, and He Can Beat Trump
Bernie Sanders is a democratic socialist, vetted after four years in the national limelight, who polls repeatedly show can demolish Trump. The media should lay to rest the dominant narrative that the United States is a center-right nation with a...
Hear how this Texas school district found itself at risk of returning to a segregated past
A new audio series, a collaboration between The Texas Tribune and 1A, explores why students of color in Longview ISD still don't have the same educational opportunities as white students.
Virginia alters 'racist' marriage licence forms
The US state's attorney-general says couples no longer have to declare their race to get married.
Hell hath no fury like an entitled white man denied
I'm not here for the entitlement of Kavanaugh and Graham.
Backlash against GOP PAC ad with Ocasio-Cortez picture on fire
A political ad that aired during this week’s Democratic debate sparked outrage, as it showed a picture of Democratic Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez consumed by fire, among other shocking images. Writer Eric Boehlert joins Joy Reid to discuss.
Elite White Men Ruling: Who, What, When, Where, and How - Kindle edition by Joe R. Feagin, Kimberley Ducey. Politics & Social Sciences Kindle eBooks @ Amazon.com.
Elite White Men Ruling: Who, What, When, Where, and How - Kindle edition by Joe R. Feagin, Kimberley Ducey. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while...
Michigan Probation Officer Who Was Subjected to Racist Taunts by White Colleagues Awarded $11M in Race Discrimination Case
A Michigan couple is feeling vindicated after being awarded a whopping $11.3 million verdict in their racial discrimination suit against the state's
Felicity Huffman Through the Looking Glass
Kelley Williams-Bolar, like the Desperate Housewives star, was sentenced to jail time for trying to get her kid a better education.