by Carol Burris As we approach the 70th anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education, a crucial question arises: Why are our nation’s schools experiencing increased segregation despite progress in […]
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No CRT in W.Va., so why is GOP banning history?
EDITOR’S NOTE: Today’s editorial continues from the editorial “Do lawmakers understand what they are banning?” published yesterday,Sept. 23. America is not as innocent and pure as the driven snow. It […]
May 16 letters to the editor
Ignoring racism in history not the answer Cynthia M. Allen worries about “… an unrelenting effort by a powerful few to frame everything … through the lens of race” (DP-05-12-21). […]
As a 12-year-old, she defied the KKK in order to comfort Freedom Riders injured in a firebombing
by Janie Forsyth McKinney In early 1961, I considered myself an unremarkable, shy seventh-grader except for the fact I made straight As, wore thick prescription glasses and had recently won […]
