Page 94 - Ruby Bridges News Today

In an excerpt from her new book 'Just Pursuit,' the attorney, CNN legal analyst looks back on injustices she witnessed as a U.S. prosecutor.

Librarians are deluding themselves if they truly believe parental concerns about books kids can find at school are all right-wing hogwash.

Youngkin was elected, in part, because he pledged to bring common sense pragmatism to the state. He said there should be no room for intolerance or discrimination in our classrooms. 

I’m surrounded with reminders that I am living in dark times. Zoom visits and phone calls with friends are dominated by discussions of our gloomy states of mind. My despair is fueled by the media voices of doom proclaiming COVID is surging, voting...

While working for the Department of Justice, Coates says she saw voter rolls being purged and instances where polling places were moved to known Klan locations. Her new memoir is Just Pursuit.

Some teachers fear they would have to water down or eliminate lessons about important events in history if the state passes sweeping new regulations on how they may address race and racism.

‘I Am Ruby Bridges’ Is a Picture-Book to Reintroduce Her Story to Children

Bills to limit Indiana K-12 lessons could ban a whole slate of history topics that might risk making a student uncomfortable, teachers told legislators.

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For Martin Luther King Jr. Day in 2022, these Indianapolis museums will offer free admission, and many have programming that explores social justice.