Tag: critical race theory

North Carolina Charity Backtracks, Opens Grant Program to White People

The Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina Foundation (BCBS) has changed its policy of excluding white-run organizations from applying for a new grant program after a medical watchdog organization brought media attention to what it called divisiveness “at a new level.” Laura Morgan, program manager for Do No Harm (DNH)—an organization that investigates and…


Ontario Teacher Investigated for Comments on Critical Race Theory Won’t Lose Her License

A teacher who was investigated by the Ontario College of Teachers (OCT) for her comments against the promotion of critical race theory (CRT) in schools is allowed to keep her teaching license after the college decided not to move her case to a disciplinary hearing. In a tweet on Feb. 15, former high school teacher…


The Sudden Dominance of the Diversity Industrial Complex

Little more than a decade ago, DEI was just another arcane acronym, a clustering of three ideas, each to be weighed and evaluated against other societal values. The terms “diversity, equity, and inclusion” weren’t yet being used in the singular, as one all-inclusive, non-negotiable moral imperative. Nor had they coalesced into a bureaucratic juggernaut running…


‘Louder and Prouder:’ Disney Stokes the Woke

“The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder” is a revived Disney+ kids animation TV show, but its new iteration tackles modern issues through the lens of America as a racist country built by slaves, echoing critical race theory and Black Lives Matter narratives. On Rotten Tomatoes, which reviews films and TV shows, Louder and Prouder has…


Ontario School Board Trustee Banned for Gender, Critical Race Theory Comments

A school board in the Durham region of Ontario drafted a new human rights policy, and when one trustee voiced her concerns about it she was banned from attending future meetings. Trustee Linda Stone’s criticisms included the policy’s use of the term “white supremacy,” and that the policy would keep parents in the dark if…


Congress Presses Military School Administrator for Comments Against White People

A congressional committee will investigate comments against white Americans by an influential leader for Department of Defense (DOD) schools. The chief of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) at the DOD’s school system announced she’d had enough of white people. According to military statistics, nearly 70 percent of the U.S. military was white in 2020. Kelisa…


Florida Parental Rights Group Says 28 Social Studies Textbooks Should Be Rejected

A Florida parent’s rights group is recommending that the Department of Education reject most of the school textbooks the group reviewed. Under the direction of the Florida Citizens Alliance (FCA), 69 people across the state reviewed 38 social studies textbooks to determine whether they were in compliance with Florida statutes. In preparation for the textbook…


Chicago Dad Placed on Watchlist After Opposing Pornography in Schools

A Chicago father has learned that he has been placed on a flight watchlist after opposing pornographic materials in his kids’ schools. Over the summer of 2021, Terry Newsome—who described himself in comments to the Epoch Times as a “lifelong Democrat” until recently—was one of several parents in the 99th school district of Downer’s Grove,…


College Board Says It Made Mistakes in AP African American Course Rollout

The College Board, which develops college-level Advanced Placement (AP) courses for high school students, has admitted to making some mistakes in its rollout of a new high school course on African American Studies that has invited controversy. Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis opposed an early iteration of the course after the state’s Department of Education…


ABC’s Coverage of Alice Springs’ Meeting Inaccurate, Partial: ABC Ombudsman’s Office

The Australian Broadcasting Corporation has violated impartiality and accuracy standards in its radio report on the Alice Springs community meeting, the newly created ABC Ombudsman’s office found. The ABC’s flagship radio program AM on Jan. 31 aired a report in which it accused locals worried about the alcohol-fulled crime wave in the remote community of…