#Colleges pushed anew for reparations for slavery, racism

#Colleges pushed anew for reparations for slavery, racism

“#Colleges pushed anew for reparations for slavery, racism” PROVIDENCE, R.I. — For Brown University students, the Ivy League college’s next step in its yearslong quest to atone for its legacy of slavery is clear: Pay up. Nearly two decades after the Providence, Rhode Island, institution launched its much-lauded reckoning, undergraduate students this spring voted overwhelmingly for the…

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#Teaching about critical race theory is ‘responsible’

#Teaching about critical race theory is ‘responsible’

“#Teaching about critical race theory is ‘responsible’” White House press secretary Jen Psaki on Thursday said it is “responsible” to teach about “systemic racism” as part of critical race theory, dismissing a proposal to tax endowments of elite universities that teach it to be put toward vocational training. Psaki was asked about a proposal by…

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#Teen, 11-year-old busted in robbery of elderly Asian man

#Teen, 11-year-old busted in robbery of elderly Asian man

“#Teen, 11-year-old busted in robbery of elderly Asian man” Two kids were busted for robbing an 80-year-old Asian man in California’s Bay Area, police said Wednesday. An 11-year-old and 17-year-old were arrested Wednesday while the younger kid was allegedly driving a vehicle that was carjacked in Oakland, according to San Leandro police. The robbery last…

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#Joe’s ‘counterproductive’ vax move … and other commentary

#Joe’s ‘counterproductive’ vax move … and other commentary

“#Joe’s ‘counterproductive’ vax move … and other commentary” Libertarian: Joe’s ‘Counterproductive’ Vax Move As the pandemic continues to ravage the developing world, “the Biden administration has reportedly chosen, counterproductively, to cave to the demands of progressives at home and of a group of countries led by South Africa and India” and back waiving patent rights…

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