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Euzhan Palcy, the director of the 1998 Disney film 'Ruby Bridges', is speaking out after Florida teachers moved to reinstate the film back into school curriculum.

Euzhan Palcy commended educators for "standing up for truth" after a parent complained about the films inclusion in a school curriculum.

'Ruby Bridges' director Euzhan Palcy responds to the reversal of a Florida school ban of her 1998 film about the civil rights activist.

Director Euzhan Palcy is speaking out about the reversal of a ban on her 1998 Disney film Ruby Bridges in a St. Petersburg, Florida, elementary school. “Truth…

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We can’t wait around for cultural shift on guns Regarding David A. Hopkins’ commentary “The gun lobby’s strength is cultural, not financial” (March 31) his conclusion — that the partisan gridlock over gun policy is more likely to be broken by a...

The Disney movie “Ruby Bridges,” which tells the tale of a 6-year-old who integrated New Orleans schools in the 1960s, has been a staple of Pinellas County Black History Month

An elementary school stopped showing a movie about Ruby Bridges, the 6-year-old Black girl who integrated a New Orleans public school in 1960, because of a complaint lodged by a single parent.

The committee of three teachers, two parents, and two community members voted to continue showing the movie at North Shore Elementary School.