Tag: racism

‘This Is About Power’ Critical Race Theory Trainer Tells Pennsylvania Educators

Far-right white people are in a moral panic over Critical Race Theory (CRT) because they fear losing political power. These are the sentiments taught to Pennsylvania educators about parents who attend board meetings in opposition to CRT. The training was a webinar presented by Justice Leaders Collaborative, a Michigan-based social justice training organization that did…


Lawsuit Against Alameda County Alleges That Governmental Contract Awards Have Racial Quotas

The Californians for Equal Rights Foundation (CFER) and two co-plaintiffs filed a complaint against Alameda County in the Superior Court of California of Alameda on July 25, alleging that state programs encourage racial quotas. “The argument of the lawsuit is that the Alameda County government is violating both the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution…


Should We Define An Indigenous Person?

Commentary The latest Australian census revealed that about five percent of our population (roughly 800,000) now identify as Aboriginal. This coincides with the ever-heightening profile of Indigenous affairs in public life and particularly in the mainstream media. At first sight, it suggests a burgeoning Indigenous culture is emerging within Australian society. This is accompanied by…


Chinese Businessman Makes Videos to Insult Black People, Leading to Diplomatic Fallout

In a short video, a group of African children in red shirts and shorts happily looked at the camera, chanting in Chinese: “I am a black monster and my IQ is low. Yeah!” They repeated these words with joy and enthusiasm, apparently not knowing what they were saying. The video was uploaded to Douyin, a…


Chinese Businessman Made Videos to Insult Africans, Leading to Diplomatic Fallout

In a short video, a group of African children in red shirts and shorts happily looked at the camera, chanting in Chinese: “I am a black monster and my IQ is low. Yeah!” They repeated these words with joy and enthusiasm, apparently not knowing what they were saying. The video was uploaded to Douyin, a…


Republican 2023 Budget Proposal Calls for Critical Race Theory Ban in Education, Military

For the first time, House Republicans have included in their annual budget proposal a ban on federal money being used to promote critical race theory (CRT) in schools and the military. The budget for fiscal year 2023, titled “Blueprint to Save America,” was released Thursday by the Republican Study Committee (RSC), a group of over…


The Indigenous Voice to Parliament Has the Potential to Be Divisive

Commentary Voice. Treaty. Truth. These are the words used to describe the Australian Labor Party’s (ALP) main policy for Indigenous Australians. Now that the ALP has claimed power in Canberra after nine years in opposition, it is time to consider what these words mean genuinely. The Labor party policy platform notes a constitutionally enshrined Voice…


Illinois Senior Refuses to Remove Religious Symbols; Denied Graduation Ceremony

Nimkii Curley grew up hearing the stories of his grandparents and great grandparents, all survivors of the Federal Indian boarding school system which purposely erased Native American culture in generations of children, spanning 150 years, in an effort to take Native American land. His Navajo grandfather, 90, lives with Curley, 17, and his parents and…


Netflix Scraps Plan to Produce ‘Antiracist Baby’ Cartoon Aimed at Preschoolers

Netflix has canceled two projects based on books by critical race theory advocate Ibram X. Kendi, including one animated show aimed at preschoolers. The entertainment giant announced last year that it would adapt Kendi’s works for the screen with three different projects to give audiences of different age groups “a timely and thoughtful examination of…


Lockdowns, Closures, and the Loss of Moral Clarity

Commentary Last weekend, an 18-year-old kid slogged a powerful weapon into a Buffalo, New York, grocery store and started shooting people based on race. Thirteen people were slaughtered. His goal was to start a race war, along the lines of the fiction books that inspired his online gurus. He live-streamed the carnage and left a…