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Rein In The FBI: Put An End To Their Gestapo Tactics

zerohedge.com Rein In The FBI: Put An End To Their Gestapo Tactics Authored by John and Nisha Whitehead via The Rutherford Institute, “One of the creeping hands of totalitarianism running…

Jimmy Carter, 3 months into hospice, is aware of tributes, enjoying ice cream

businessinsider.com Ex-president Jimmy Carter, now 98, has been in hospice care since February. Paul Hennessy/NurPhoto via Getty Images Jimmy Carter is still alive — and even enjoying ice cream…

Amanda Gorman's inauguration poem banned by Florida school

pbs.org A poem written for President Joe Biden’s inauguration has been placed on a restricted list at a South Florida elementary school after one parent’s complaint. In a Facebook…

The key flaw in Ted Cruz’s partisan take on civil rights history

msnbc.com It didn’t come as too big of a surprise when the NAACP issued a travel advisory for Florida this past weekend. After all, the state’s Republican policymakers, led by Gov.…

Three months into hospice, Jimmy Carter, appreciates the tributes

nbcnews.com NORCROSS, Ga. — Three months after entering end-of-life care at home, former President Jimmy Carter remains in good spirits as he visits with family, follows public…

Why Zooey Deschanel Isn’t Cooking on Her New Food Show ‘What Am I Eating?’: ‘Nobody Wants to See Me Do That’

variety.com Zooey Deschanel loves to cook. Her specialties include risotto and various French dishes she learned from visiting family overseas. Even so, her new Max food series, “What…

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore blasts politicians who 'ban books and muzzle educators,' warning against attempts to 'rewrite' history

businessinsider.com Gov. Wes Moore of Maryland attends the 139th Morehouse College Commencement Ceremony at Morehouse College in Atlanta, Ga., on May 21, 2023. Paras Griffin/Getty Images Gov.…

Twitter Users Mystified At ‘Faceless Black Man’ on Tim Scott Presidential Campaign Logo

mediaite.com AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin Twitter has lost its collective mind over Sen. Tim Scott’s (R-SC) presidential campaign logo that features a Black man without a discernible face.…

Ted Cruz said Martin Luther King Jr. would be 'ashamed' of the NAACP's Florida travel warning. MLK's daughter, Bernice King, disagreed

businessinsider.com Bernice King and Ted Cruz. Brynn Anderson/AP. J. Scott Applewhite/AP. Sen. Ted Cruz invoked Martin Luther King Jr. while criticizing an NAACP travel advisory for Florida.…

Tim Scott Declares America Not a ‘Racist Country’ in Campaign Announcement: ‘Take a Look’ at This Crowd!

mediaite.com Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) went off-the-cuff during his 2024 campaign speech to denounce the notion that the United States is a fundamentally racist country. Scott took a…

How Moms for Liberty is changing the education debate

theweek.com The conservative group Moms for Liberty plays a surprisingly significant role in the national debate over book bans and classroom discussions of race and gender identity.…

The CW Sets Acquisition-Heavy 2023-24 Schedule

hollywoodreporter.com The CW has released its schedule for 2023-24 — its first since local TV giant Nexstar took controlling ownership of the network — and as expected, it’s light on homegrown…

Corrections & Amplifications

wsj.com Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. said that “the arc of the moral universe is long but it bends toward justice.” In Saturday’s Review section, an essay on King incorrectly…

Black Californians hope state reparations don’t become another broken promise

siliconvalley.com SACRAMENTO — San Francisco resident Pia Harris hopes for reparations in her lifetime. But the nonprofit program director is not confident that California lawmakers will turn…

Pallesen affordable housing project inches along in San Jose

siliconvalley.com Two years ago, I was among the hundreds of people who watched as the historic Pallesen apartment building was trucked from Reed and South First streets to a new location on…

Black Californians hope state reparations don't become another broken promise

apnews.com San Francisco resident Pia Harris hopes for reparations in her lifetime. But the nonprofit program director is not confident that California lawmakers will turn the…

New MLK Jr. biography reveals civil rights leader was misquoted in criticism of Malcolm X

pbs.org The first major biography of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in roughly forty years is out. Jonathan Eig's "King: A Life" has important new revelations about the civil rights…

New virtual reality technology seeks to teach racial empathy

axios.com New virtual reality technology is allowing users to experience the triumphs and discrimination of a Negro League-era baseball player — or how to deal with xenophobia as a…