Happy #BlackHistoryMonth !

I'm still not talking about Black history. I'm still talking about white US history.

Q: Why do Black kids not do well in school? Is it because their dads are uninvolved and uncaring parents? Bill Cosby and Herschel Walker told me that, and they are good and wise men that we should listen to! It's Black dads' fault! Boo Black men!

A: No. Black kids only do poorly in school *in extremely racist countries.*

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Big Journalism grossly downplayed the accomplishments of the Biden administration and Democratic-controlled Congress in 2021-22.

Now, Big Journalism is puzzled that the public isn't aware of those accomplishments.

(Not a hint of this in the Post story, of course...)

And now the "educational establishment" goes belly up? Are we a nation of sheep? https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/01/us/college-board-advanced-placement-african-american-studies.html
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RT @jordanzakarin
This may be the worst headline I've ever read from any major national news outlet.

The Times transforms DeSantis's aggressive, state-sponsored campaign of bigotry into a savvy brand-building venture by an edgy politician. https://w…
https://twitter.com/jordanzakarin/status/1620609392663056385

What a disgrace the "nonprofit" College Board has made of itself -- "strips down" the Advanced Placement program in African American Studies to satisfy racist critics. (AP courses are a BILLION-dollar revenue item for this outfit...)

Of course, the head of the org claims this had nothing to do with DeSantis' attacks...yeah right.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/01/us/college-board-advanced-placement-african-american-studies.html

Welcome to #BlackHistoryMonth.

“The College Board purged the names of many Black writers and scholars associated with critical race theory, the queer experience and Black feminism. It ushered out some politically fraught topics, like Black Lives Matter, from the formal curriculum.

And it added something new: “Black conservatism” is now offered as an idea for a research project.”

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/01/us/college-board-advanced-placement-african-american-studies.html?unlocked_article_code=R14QZjvzLg3s0M7fwUdx0lPmkP8C0nvYGhrTmkLeat5TO3JgLBhTBEXvibsA1tzzTmjYfEOAvy3S12JjDohR4plLl5oimR6kL-oCgpeV3pbeKtN5qk3bEBlCtYOBtHvtuFNHww9zEU5uyvxoSFwyazDLlyjaClQ4hB7JnwvvkbMwFlthbsk0ZHA9VtrIF86mv1A0xbt6kwQbEWjaTL2w5lK_WnpDAPpomQc_99Ql-YqpY910LDI0of1Z-lMUkeQNgVCF9juK8kxRGOj1zACp2LadJAMVUaag5GXXWn6kFlzGShopQiDSagFXQfQSiLGzAow8liLCMI8wMxp-Rb9BZuVeuZW4mjbtnofFL-N6ptukdzDDFO0Dk8SVDH5Wtw&smid=share-url

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