An outcry erupted last week after news emerged that the Pulitzer Prize winner had not been awarded tenure as she prepares to join the journalism faculty at Chapel Hill.
The journalists at CBS This Morning devoted almost seven minutes to the 1619 Project on Tuesday and avoided an honest discussion of the massive historical distortions at the heart of The New York Times journalism.
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Gov. Kristi Noem is asking the South Dakota Board of Regents to preserve “honest, patriotic education” and to consider whether funds are used to teach critical race theory in the state’s public universities.
“I have become increasingly concerned about a growing movement throughout the country to reject patriotic education and downplay the positive revolution in human affairs set in motion by our Founders,” Noem said in a letter dated Monday to each individual Regent on the board.
She added students should “understand the full picture of our nation’s history,” including the country’s greatest achievements and “long struggles” to overcome injustice.
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