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Race Matters

Mississippi's Republican-controlled House voted 75-43 to pass Senate Bill 2113, an anti-CRT that bans schools and colleges from teaching that any “sex, race, ethnicity, religion or national origin is inherently superior or inferior,” which no school actually teaches.  

Following a longstanding lawsuit that saw Toni Morrison's historic book 'The Bluest Eye' taken off shelves at libraries throughout the Missouri School District, a lawsuit from the American Civil Liberties Union has now resulted in the book being returned to its rightful place. 

In honor of National Reading Month, here are five books you and your kids and teens should be reading this month, and these books just so happen to be written by Black authors too! 

Good News

Author Andrea Stephenson and her 6-year-old son released a book designed to teach youth about Black STEM pioneers.

Race Matters

The Anti-Racism Act of 2022 passed the West Virginia Senate by a 21-12 vote on Wednesday and has been sent to the House. The bill prevents the teaching that any race, ethnicity, or biological sex is superior to another in public K-12 schools and colleges—which don't teach any of that. 

Politics

Fox News host Tucker Carlson demanded to see the LSAT scores of Joe Biden's nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court, Ketanji Brown Jackson, to prove that she's "one of our nation's top legal minds."

Dr. Seuss Enterprises is releasing a new series of books that will include never before seen Dr. Seuss characters accompanied by stories written and illustrated by a diverse group of talented authors and artists with different racial backgrounds.

Nation

The need for Black teachers is crucial because oftentimes they can bridge the gap for many Black students and connect with them in meaningful ways

The changemakers told Sky News that they have now helped "more than 500 black students" to successfully flee Ukraine by "funding transport costs, like arranging taxis and other emergency needs."

Politics

Mitch McConnell, Mitt Romney, Liz Cheney, Herschel Walker, and other Republicans have denounced Marjorie Taylor Greene and Paul Gosar for speaking at the pro-Vladimir Putin America First Political Action Conference (AFPAC), organized by white nationalist Nicholas Fuentes.

Entertainment

Tahir Murray is doing his part to infuse HBCU culture through fashion. Inspired by a commencement address from President Barack Obama, Murray chose to attend Howard University and created his apparel company “Legacy History Pride” that celebrates the unique culture at HBCUs while he was a student at Howard.

Race Matters

Republicans voted against the Crown Act, which bans discrimination of Black hairstyles in schools and in the workplace. Democratic Reps. Barbara Lee, Gwen Moore, Ayanna Pressley, Ilhan Omar, and Bonnie Watson Coleman vowed to bring it up for another vote.