Thousands of Teachers Protest Laws that Dictate What They Can Teach About Race in Class

Teachers in more than 20 cities gathered to let G.O.P. lawmakers know that they ain’t down with attempts to dictate they can and can’t teach in class.

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The Grave of a Former Slave Turned Florida State Senator May Be Buried Under What's Now A Tampa Parking Lot

Robert Meacham, who became a Florida state senator after being freed from slavery, is one of more than 1,200 people buried at a site that is now believed to be a parking lot for the Italian Club Cemetery in Tampa, Fla.

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Students Help the School From Remember the Titans Forget Its Racist Namesake

Everyone remembers the Titans, but soon, we’ll have one less reason to remember T.C. Williams–the namesake of the Alexandria, Va. school where the football team immortalized by the Denzel Washington-led film calls home.

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$4 Billion in Federal Relief for Black Farmers on Hold After White Farmers Cry Discrimination

About $4 billion in federal stimulus money designated to forgive loans for Black and minority farmers remains in limbo because white farmers claim that this loan forgiveness program is unconstitutional and discriminatory against them.

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Two White Families Got Riled Up After Two Black Students Beat Their Kids for School Honors in Mississippi

Just when you thought we may have finally gotten a break from hearing the word “recount” ad nauseum after the most recent election cycle, two white families broke the respite after two Black students beat out their kids for graduation honors at a West Point, Miss., high school.

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