In the middle of a global pandemic and a racial reckoning—with schools the names of racist namesakes, players taking a knee to protest police brutality, and federal agents kidnapping protesters in Portland—Tom Cotton, a U.S. Senator from Arkansas, has decided to take up the of preventing  The New York Times’ from being taught in America’s schools.As a student, I wasn’t taught about how enslavement explains why crime, poverty, and a lack of opportunity disproportionately impact Black people.The 1619 Project, spearheaded by Times writer Nikole Hannah-Jones, is a compilation of...…In the middle of a global pandemic and a racial reckoning—with schools the names of racist namesakes, players taking a knee to protest police brutality, and federal agents kidnapping protesters in Portland—Tom Cotton, a U.S. Senator from Arkansas, has decided to take up the of preventing  The New York Times’ from being taught in America’s schools.As a student, I wasn’t taught about how enslavement explains why crime, poverty, and a lack of opportunity disproportionately impact Black people.The 1619 Project, spearheaded by Times writer Nikole Hannah-Jones, is a compilation of...WW…

President Donald Trump and U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos are determined to the nation’s schools for full-time, in-person learning, going so far as to threaten schools with defunding if they fail to do so.When Trump and DeVos threaten to suspend federal funds to schools, Black children, as well as all low-income students, have the most to lose.Sending students back to school every day, as Trump , is especially dangerous for Black children because Black people are by COVID-19.An analysis by APM Research Lab this month  that African Americans have died from COVID-19 at twice the...…President Donald Trump and U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos are determined to the nation’s schools for full-time, in-person learning, going so far as to threaten schools with defunding if they fail to do so.When Trump and DeVos threaten to suspend federal funds to schools, Black children, as well as all low-income students, have the most to lose.Sending students back to school every day, as Trump , is especially dangerous for Black children because Black people are by COVID-19.An analysis by APM Research Lab this month  that African Americans have died from COVID-19 at twice the...WW…

SharePolitics & ElectionsRacial JusticePolitics & ElectionsEnvironment & HealthPolitics & ElectionsWar & PeaceNationwide protest surrounding the murder of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer has led to , greater solidarity among people and increased discussions about defunding and abolishing the police. Although Mayor Jacob Frey disagrees, the Minneapolis City Council has pledged to the Minneapolis Police Department.In the wake of this pledge, many pundits pointed to the case of Camden, New Jersey. A city known for high crime rates, Camden underwent a major...…SharePolitics & ElectionsRacial JusticePolitics & ElectionsEnvironment & HealthPolitics & ElectionsWar & PeaceNationwide protest surrounding the murder of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer has led to , greater solidarity among people and increased discussions about defunding and abolishing the police. Although Mayor Jacob Frey disagrees, the Minneapolis City Council has pledged to the Minneapolis Police Department.In the wake of this pledge, many pundits pointed to the case of Camden, New Jersey. A city known for high crime rates, Camden underwent a major...WW…