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Guest Commentary: If California’s leaders want to ban Indigenous knowledge from the classroom, they should at least first learn it.

If California’s leaders want to ban Indigenous knowledge from the classroom, they should at least first learn it.

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Ill reality check them for you. >> they divided the kids into different races so african studies for the african-american kids, raza studies for latina kids, indian studies for the native american kids. they taught a rad ical agenda. they were teaching kids they live in occupied mexico. >> tom is incorrect when he states that students are divided into these courses. the fact is very clear these courses are open to all students. so any student of any race or ethnicity can take an african-american...

Yesterday he explained the trends hes witnessed in schools. >> they have raza studies for the hispanic skids, asian studies for theation kids, it sounds like the old south, they have kids divided by race and particularly in the raza studies program they are teaching them a separatist agenda, anti-capitalist, anti-free enterprise, using ethnic solidarity as their vehicle. here with me now receive rend jesse jackson, founder of the rainbow p.u.s.h. coalition. good morning. >> good morning. >> le...

For years he said some of the classes push ethnic resentment towards white. >> were individuals. were need to know what we know, what we can do, what is our character. in tucson they divided the kids into different races. africa studies for the african-american kiss. kids. raza studies for the asian kids. indian studies for the indian american kids. in the raza studies they had testimony from teachers and ex-teachers they teach in kids that they live in occupied mexico. the united states is oppr...

Denying that immigration law played a part in the decision. other organizations, though, making it very playing, citing the new law, the climate they say creates and taking business elsewhere. all in all, according to the arizona hotel and lodging association, 23 meetings, worth about $10 million worth in business, have so far been canceled because of the immigration law and now in curriculum law. tom horne, arizonas superintendent, public instruction and sociologist michael eric dyson. you said...

Denying that arizonas new immigration law played a part in the decision. other organizations, though, making it very playing, citing the new law, the climate they say creates and taking business elsewhere. an african-american fraternity convention in july, and arts society conference next spring. all in all, according to the arizona hotel and lodging association, 23 meetings, worth about $10 million worth in business, have so far been canceled because of the immigration law and now this curricul...

Association, 23 meetings, worth about $10 million worth in business, have so far been canceled because of the immigration law and now in curriculum law. tom horne, arizonas superintendent, public instruction and socologist michael eric dyson. you said chicano studies teaching kids making them oppressed, and angry. shouldnt kids learn that. >> well, let me say that i didnt say that i was quoting former teacher who said that. we have testimony from a number of teaches and former teachers about the...