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A controversial “parental rights” law in Florida is facing renewed scrutiny after a rule about parental permission slips sparked confusion at a Miami elementary school when it asked parents to sign a slip allowing their children to hear a guest speaker read a book “written by an African-American.” Charles Walter, a parent . . .
A Florida school district is drawing fire for asking parents to consent to having their children participate in a book reading by an African American author to comply with state law. “I had to give permission for this or else my child would not participate???” wrote one parent, Charles Walter, who posted a photo of […]
Exclusive Miami Grade School Clarifies Permission Slip Re: ‘African American’ Book Assembly 2/13/2024 3:38 PM PT A Miami elementary school parent is outraged about a permission slip his daughter’s school sent seeking his sign-off on a book listening event featuring a Black author — something the school is now clarifying by blaming FL state law. […]
A lone shopper heads into a Target store on Jan. 11 in Lakewood, Colo. David Zalubowski/AP hide caption toggle caption David Zalubowski/AP A lone shopper heads into a Target store on Jan. 11 in Lakewood, Colo. David Zalubowski/AP Target says it has pulled a book from its Black History Month collection after a customer noticed […]
Get the latest Syracuse news delivered right to your inbox. Subscribe to our newsletter here. Jenn M. Jackson chose one sentence to encapsulate the message of their first book, “Black Women Taught Us: an Intimate History of Black Feminism.” “It’s actually the one the publisher chose, the very last sentence in the introduction. It’s the […]
‘American Queen’ author Vanessa Miller In the late 1800s, a group of formerly enslaved people embarked on a year-long journey from the Deep South to the Appalachian Mountains of North Carolina, where they built a community called the Kingdom of the Happy Land. The group was led by Reverend William Montgomery and his wife, Louella—the […]
Black Book has joined with automotive software provider AlgoDriven to integrate Black Book’s vehicle valuations, VIN decoding and retail market data into AlgoDriven’s vehicle appraisal tool, EvalExpert, as AlgoDriven prepares to expand into the U.S. market. The companies said Black Book’s data offers EvalExpert users real-time insights into current vehicle values and market trends, enabling […]
American Fiction is the directorial debut of Cord Jefferson The film follows a black professor played by Jeffrey Wright who makes his fortune with a novel parodying black stereotypes It has been earning rave reviews from the same white liberals it seeks to skewer A new MGM film forcing white liberals to confront their own […]
Jeffrey Epstein in 2004. Rick Friedman / Getty Images A judge has ordered a New York court to reveal the names of 180 people – including victims, associates and suspected accomplices – tied to Jeffrey Epstein, the US financier who killed himself in 2019 as he awaited trial for sex crimes. AFP saw […]
Doug Melville was shocked, incredulous and insulted on behalf of his entire family when he watched the gala premiere of George Lucas’ film Red Tails, the story of the Tuskegee Airmen, America’s first Black fighter pilots. “Who the hell is Colonel Bullard?” Melville recalls asking himself during the 2012 showing in Dallas. It was a […]