
Reflecting on 1619 for Black History Month
As I write this, there are members within the Harrisburg legislature determined to pull the threads of Black History from Democracy’s Colorful Quilt of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion.
As I write this, there are members within the Harrisburg legislature determined to pull the threads of Black History from Democracy’s Colorful Quilt of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion.
Celebrations of Juneteenth which began in the South soon spread among other African American communities with parades, picnics and speeches.
The current anti-LGBTQI+ rhetoric and legislation sends a chilling message to LGBTQI+ people that they do not matter, they are not equal, and that they should go back to being invisible.
Sunday’s event will feature local bands, student speakers, school board candidates, and organizing efforts to support LGBTQ youth and oppose books bans.
The MAGA millionaire whose PAC bankrolled right-wing school board candidates in 55 school districts across Pennsylvania last election cycle thinks people need to “protect” Central Bucks School District from outsiders’ influence. Maybe it’s his money and politics we need protecting from?
It’s no coincidence that advocates for loosening child labor restrictions also push for expanding charter schools and voucher programs.
A review of Matthew Dallek’s “Birchers: How the John Birch Society Radicalized the American Right.”