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No, Biden Is Not Handing Out Crack Pipes. Here’s Why Activists Do.
Racist right-wing outbursts over “crack pipes” reveal the depth of stigma against lifesaving harm reduction programs.
More Than a Dozen HBCUs Faced Bomb Threats on First Day of Black History Month
Historically Black Colleges and Universities have faced dozens of similar threats over the past month.
“We Want Them Alive”: Afro-Colombian Women Lead Search for Disappeared
In November, Abencio Caicedo and Édinson Valencia García set out on a community organizing trip. Now they're missing.
GOP Is Increasingly Bent on Controlling Schools. Glenn Youngkin Is a Case Study.
Youngkin’s emphasis on local control over schools helped propel him to power. Now, he risks alienating that same base.
FL District Scraps History Lecture Over “Red Flag” Fears of Critical Race Theory
The lecture was set to focus on the history of the civil rights movement, and did not include teachings on CRT.
GOP Suppression Efforts Escalate as Voting Rights Bill Fails in Senate
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis didn’t wait for the voting rights bill to fail to go on the offensive.
Florida Bill Would Ban History Lessons That Cause White Students “Discomfort”
The bill would also apply restrictions on companies that require employees to be trained on workplace discrimination.
Trump Revealed His New Electoral Strategy in Arizona, and It Is Horrifying
Trump is escalating his racist lies in an attempt to regain the right-wingers who hate his newfound vaccine advocacy.
Right-Wingers Are Pushing to Take Over School Boards in Leadup to Midterms
The left must have an inclusive, diverse, united front against the right's threat to destroy public education.
The Supreme Court Is Poised to Make Critical Decisions in School “Culture War”
The justices are inviting the right’s classroom politics into the courtroom. Our social movements need to answer.