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Beth Ann Rosica: Closing schools is a civil rights problem – federal funding should be at stake

February 28, 2021February 28, 2021
Beth Ann Rosica

Civil rights laws prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, and age. The pandemic has underscored the need to consider geographic location too, as school closings have harmed our most vulnerable students the most.

By Beth Ann Rosica

Culture History

Stu Bykofsky: Why I reject ‘systemic racism’

December 2, 2020April 19, 2021
Stu Bykofsky
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The moment of my real race awakening came in 1955 with the murder of Emmett Till in Mississippi for supposedly flirting with a white woman.
By Stu Bykofsky

Civic Culture

George Hofmann: Those who demand rights must be prepared to earn them

September 6, 2020April 19, 2021
George Hofmann

Individual rights have always come with social responsibilities in America, and we must re-learn and reengage with the latter part of that crucial equation.
By George Hofmann

Op-Ed

Thom Nickels: A woman in Washington’s army? It’s true.

Thom Nickels: A woman in Washington’s army? It’s true.

schedule February 27 2026
ink_pen Thom Nickels

One of the most interesting press events I’ve ever attended was at the Museum of the American Revolution in 2021. […]

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