You’re RACIST, Mayor Wu! A ‘No Whites’ party is against everything my heroic white grandmother and black grandfather fought for. How dare you drag us back to segregation
Eli Steele is a documentary filmmaker and writer. When I learned that Boston’s mayor Michelle Wu hosted a racially segregated holiday party for the city council’s ‘Electeds of Color,’ I wondered: would I have been invited? After all, my father is black, but my skin looks white. The ‘no whites’ gathering was exposed this […]
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Black man who says he was elected mayor of rural Alabama town files federal civil rights lawsuit claiming white leaders are BLOCKING him from the role
The plaintiff, Patrick Braxton, 57, claims he filed the necessary proper paperwork to run in the town’s 2020 mayoral election – and won when no one else did When the situation was understood, the filing claims, the incumbent and town council held an illegal, secret election to keep him on as mayor of the town […]
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Outgoing Arkansas governor hints announcement about future plans
BATESVILLE, Ark. (KAIT) – As his time in office draws to a close, outgoing Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson continues to allude to a potential run for the White House. On Friday, Dec. 9, Hutchinson, along with several other state leaders, attended the groundbreaking for the first of four buildings for LifePlus’ manufacturing facility in Batesville. […]
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Arkansas high schoolers learn about opportunities in manufacturing
HARRISON, Ark. (KY3) – Over the last two weeks, North Arkansas College Technical Center had nearly 500 local high school students learn about manufacturing and engineering careers at local companies. Schools that attended included Bergman, Omaha, and Cotter, among others. The event is held nationwide to connect the next generation of workers with local employees […]
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