The presentation slide, shared on Twitter by author James Lindsay on Wednesday, showed a list of 15 traits by which the young students could identify “white supremacy culture.” It appeared to be a rough summary of the 2001 ‘Dismantling Racism Workbook’ by authors Tema Okun and Kenneth Jones. Lindsay claimed …
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My grandfather was a white man, yet he spent most of his waking hours with a black face. Now, before the woke warriors tear out their Twitter feathers at that statement, assuming he was a black and white minstrel or in some way exploiting the black man, wait for the …
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McEnany announced her test results in a statement on Monday, adding that she had tested negative “consistently” every day since Thursday – the night President Donald Trump and his wife tested positive for the novel coronavirus. The press secretary insisted she had no knowledge of Trump adviser Hope Hicks’ own positive …
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Senator Mike Lee (R-Utah) was the first to report his positive test result on Friday afternoon, followed by Sen. Thom Tillis (R-North Carolina) and former presidential counselor Kellyanne Conway. In addition, the president and the first lady, a White House staffer, three journalists who work at the White House and …
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Last week, a report was submitted to the Commons Education Select Committee on how the poorest children in the UK are being severely disadvantaged by the coronavirus crisis with regard to their education, and how this will cause longer-term economic problems for themselves and their communities. The report notes clearly …
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The suspect, reportedly a woman with dual Canadian and French citizenship, was arrested by US Customs and Border Patrol agents on Sunday as she attempted to enter the US. Police, backed by specialists in nuclear, biological and chemical threats raided an apartment in Quebec connected to the woman on Monday. …
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Efforts to raise educational standards tend to be aimed at minority students, dimming prospects for white children to catch up, according to reports sent to a parliamentary committee that is investigating issues faced by disadvantaged groups. The struggles of poor white children tend to be neglected because they are seen as …
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“I have taken up space as a black person while knowing I am white,” Cole admitted this week in a Facebook post. “I have used blackness when it was not mine to use. I have asked for support and energy as a black person.” Cole, formerly known as Jennifer Benton …
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Tuesday’s ceremony on the South Lawn is the first instance of Arab countries establishing relations with the Jewish state since Jordan did so in 1994. The first breakthrough came with the Emirates on August 13, followed by Bahrain on September 11. Foreign ministers of both countries, as well as Israeli …
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“The discipline of history is concerned with truth telling about the past,” members of GWU’s history faculty said Friday in a joint statement. “With her conduct, Dr. Krug has raised questions about the veracity of her own research and teaching.” The statement called for Krug to resign from her position …
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