Showing posts with label #racism. Show all posts
Showing posts with label #racism. Show all posts

March 1, 2021

Dr. Suess, not exactly banned

One of the most affluent school districts in Virginia is dissociating itself from Dr. Seuss, claiming the children's books contain "racial undertones" that are unsuitable for teaching children in a "culturally responsive" way.




May 18, 2015

Presidant to ban Military-Style Equipment

"President Obama on Monday will ban the federal provision of some types of military-style equipment to local police departments and sharply restrict the availability of others, administration officials said, as he intensifies his push to ease tensions between law enforcement and minority communities in reaction to the crises in Baltimore; Ferguson, Mo.; and other cities." [NYT]
“I don’t think there’s a lot of trust,” Chuck Canterbury, the national president of the Fraternal Order of Police, said in an interview.