Little Rock 9 Members Rip Arkansas’ Restraints On AP African American Studies Course
Members of the Little Rock Nine — the group of Black students who integrated Little Rock Central High School in the ‘50s — have knocked Arkansas’ Education Department for barring students from receiving graduation credit in an Advanced Placement African American studies course, NBC News reported on Friday. Elizabeth Eckford and Terrence Roberts spoke out […]
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High stakes for O’Rourke in Texas governor’s debate Friday | Politics | #alaska | #politics
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Beto O’Rourke spent his 50th birthday this week behind the wheel of his pickup in Texas, fast approaching a big moment in his uphill climb for governor. While a road trip through college campuses showed how the Democrat continues to draw big crowds — a photo line at the University of […]
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AP News in Brief at 6:04 p.m. EDT | National | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
‘Fighting fit’: Trial to show Oath Keepers’ road to Jan. 6 The voting was over and almost all ballots were counted. News outlets on Nov. 7, 2020, had called the presidential race for Democrat Joe Biden. But the leader of the Oath Keepers extremist group was just beginning to fight. Convinced the White House had […]
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