Brennan Eberwine News Today

By By Brennan EberwineKentucky Department of EducationWhen students meet each other for the first time at the Kentucky Governor’s Scholars Program and ask where they’re from, they turn their

Kentucky has been hit hard by the consolidation, closure and commercialization of local journalism.

Supporters of the legislation say anti-racist initiatives in schools make white students feel guilty, and promote a “victimhood” mindset among students of color. Some say it even amounts to leftist indoctrination. But some Black students, and their parents, are worried these bills threaten to roll back progress.

The bill would discourage teachers from connecting current racial iniquities to slavery and Jim Crow. It passed 9-4.