In an earlier post, I pointed out that there is a certain segment of Americans that objects to black history (slavery, Jim Crow, segregation, and the systemic racism that exists today) being taught in our schools. Please see the photo …
In an earlier post, I pointed out that there is a certain segment of Americans that objects to black history (slavery, Jim Crow, segregation, and the systemic racism that exists today) being taught in our schools. Please see the photo …
As shown at left, there is a certain segment of Americans who believe that black history (slavery, Jim Crow, segregation, and the systemic racism that exists today) has no place being taught in our schools. I was hoping that the …
There is an argument being made, particularly in the Deep South, that our schools’ curricula should not include what academics sometimes call “critical race theory,” i.e., the set of facts surrounding black history in the United States. That means the …
It’s amazing that there are so many elements of American society that have suddenly become controversial. It wasn’t 10 years ago that virtually everyone believed that a high-quality education was a top priority, for the welfare of both the child …
“If (Republicans) ever run the country again, it’s going to be a disaster for America.” That’s certainly the way all sane Americans look at this matter right this minute. But I think what Howard Dean (American politician, prominent a couple …
What value does the sign add? What value does the sidewalk itself add? All around us are indications that the things we think are important couldn’t possibly be less relevant to the one precious life we have and to how …
A significant portion of our society here in the United States has always reveled in ignorance; the current pro-Trump, anti-science, white power crowd didn’t just pop up out of the ground. Maybe the only difference today is that this group …
American history features centuries of slavery followed by 170 years of segregation, Jim Crow laws, and systematic exclusion of blacks from the affairs of the wealthy white society. In 2019 the median white household held $188,200 in wealth—7.8 times that of …