Tag: Health Education

‘1619 Project’ Author Nikole Hannah-Jones Will Not Teach at University of North Carolina

Nikole Hannah-Jones, the leading author of the New York Times’s highly controversial 1619 Project, has turned down a tenure offer from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, after the university caved to pressure and approved her tenure appointment. Hannah-Jones made the announcement on Tuesday during an interview with “CBS This Morning.” Instead, she…


Education Union to Target Those Opposing CRT: Florida Mom Says ‘Bring It On’

Despite growing opposition to Critical Race Theory (CRT) being implemented in public schools, the National Education Association (NEA) not only adopted a resolution to prioritize their effort to implement CRT in “K-12 and higher education,” it vowed to use all resources at their disposal–including friendly media—to go after those who are “attacking educators doing anti-racist work.”…


Parent Who Criticized CRT at Illinois School Board Meeting Speaks Out

“Critical race theory” (CRT) and ideologies related to it have become embedded in U.S. school systems. The doctrine that America is fundamentally racist so all social interactions must, paradoxically, be viewed racially has created a polarizing “culture of intimidation” that can lead to peer and teacher-led shaming of those who disagree, say angry parents. Increasingly, parents…


Critical Race Theory Is the Racial Version of Marxism: Radio Host

A Philadelphia-based radio personality, Chris Stigall, told The Epoch Times that critical race theory (CRT) is not only showing up in our schools and military but also in other places—even in churches. He believes that CRT is the racial version of Marxism. Stigall hosts two different radio shows each day and produces a daily podcast…


Banking on China: University of California’s China Collaborations Under the Spotlight

In the past decade, the University of California (UC) system faced a sticky situation. Staring down the barrel of precipitous cuts in state funding, UC needed to find benefactors to make up for the shortfall. It found its savior in the form of Chinese students who were willing to fork out around three times as…


Loudoun County’s Fight Over Critical Race Theory Resonates With the Nation, Says Arrested Parent

Jon Tigges, a parent who was arrested at a Loudoun County School Board meeting in Virginia on June 22, said he received “outpouring” support from across the country. In addition to receiving phone calls, texts, and tweets, Tigges picked up snail mail the day before upon returning from camping. “It resonates with so many people just…


mRNA COVID-19 Vaccines Reduce Illness Severity in Breakthrough Cases: Study

A new study shows that people vaccinated with messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccines who then contract COVID-19 are likely to have a lower viral load, milder symptoms, and a quicker recovery rate than their unvaccinated counterparts. The study, published in the New England Journal of Medicine on June 30, tracked 3,975 individuals to examine the effectiveness…


mRNA COVID Vaccines Reduce Illness Severity in Breakthrough Cases: Study

A new study shows that people vaccinated with messenger RNA vaccines who then contract COVID-19 are likely to have a lower viral load, milder symptoms, and recover more quickly than their unvaccinated counterparts. The study, published in the New England Journal of Medicine on June 30, tracked 3,975 individuals to examine the effectiveness of two…


Walmart to Sell Own Line of Budget Analog Insulin

Walmart announced on Tuesday that it will soon start selling private-brand analog insulin that it says will save customers up to 75 percent off the cash price of branded versions of the drug and will “revolutionize” access and affordability of diabetes care. The big-box retailer will sell the product, marketed as ReliOn NovoLog Insulin, to…


Florida’s Silent HIV Crisis–Expert Says ‘We Have the Tools to Get This HIV Epidemic Under Control’

While the world focuses in fear on COVID-19 numbers, a disease with a familiar name is spreading silently throughout Florida. According to the latest HIV Surveillance Report (pdf) released by the Center for Disease Control (CDC), Florida had the greatest number of new HIV diagnoses as of 2019. With 4,378 new HIV cases diagnosed, Florida…