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Lori Lightfoot’s Defense: My Racist Refusal To Be Interviewed By White Journalists Lasted Only Two Days

Posted by Fuzzy Slippers on June 13, 2021 32 Comments

"Lightfoot’s attorneys state that her policy of only granting interviews to journalists of color was in place for a specific two-day window, and therefore their request for a preliminary injunction is moot."...

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Student Govt. at Northwestern Passes Resolution to Remove Conservative From Presidential Search Committee

Posted by Mike LaChance on June 11, 2021 4 Comments

"The resolution passed 17-1 with one nay vote coming from the College Republicans Senator, David Grow."...

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Judge Orders Mayor Lightfoot To Clarify Policy Giving Interviews Only To Non-White Journalists

Posted by Mary Chastain on June 08, 2021 73 Comments

Judicial Watch said her office “hasn’t provided any non-racial reason as to why" she hasn't granted an interview to a white Daily Caller reporter....

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Judicial Watch and Daily Caller Suing Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot for Racial Discrimination

Posted by Mike LaChance on May 28, 2021 20 Comments

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot recently announced she would only give one-on-one interviews to black or brown journalists. A white reporter at the Daily Caller asked her for an interview, and her office blew him off. Now Judicial Watch filed a civil rights lawsuit on the reporter's behalf. Outstanding.

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Tulsi Gabbard Calls on Chicago Mayor Lightfoot to Resign Over ‘Anti-White Racism’

Posted by Mary Chastain on May 21, 2021 39 Comments

Former presidential candidate and congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard described Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot's choice to only give interviews to black and brown journalists as "anti-white racism."

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Chicago Mayor Lightfoot Only Granting Interviews to ‘Black or Brown Journalists’

Posted by Mary Chastain on May 19, 2021 61 Comments

Local Chicago reporters claimed on Twitter that Mayor Lori Lightfoot will only grant interviews to "Black or Brown journalists" as she hits the halfway point of her term.

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Roosevelt University Profs Caught Gloating on Zoom Call: ‘It’s All Social Justice, All Day’

Posted by Mike LaChance on April 28, 2021 21 Comments

Two professors from Roosevelt University in Chicago, who also serve as members of a local school board, were recently caught on a Zoom call bragging about how much they love being at the university because they get to teach social justice all day. One professor appears to teach education, while the other teaches public policy.

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Minority Students at Loyola University Want to Cut ‘Western Civilization’ From Honors Program

Posted by Mike LaChance on April 22, 2021 10 Comments

“Eradicate the focus on Western Civilization and Tradition and expand the scope of the Honors 101/102 to have a greater emphasis on global intellectuality”...

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Chicago Area Teacher Says Left Has Turned Public Schools Into ‘Indoctrination Centers’

Posted by Mike LaChance on April 07, 2021 2 Comments

"becoming even harder to stay apolitical, or to come across as being neutral"...

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Immigration Activists Object to Renaming Chicago School After ‘Oppressor’ Barack Obama

Posted by Mike LaChance on April 01, 2021 3 Comments

"We feel that Barack Obama did disservice to us."...

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Chicago Mayor Gave Okay to Dye River Green for St. Patrick’s Day to Lift Morale

Posted by Leslie Eastman on March 17, 2021 8 Comments

Chicago’s mayor Lori Lightfoot approved dyeing the river that runs through the city into green, renewing a tradition she nixed last year because of COVID-19.

Mayor Lori Lightfoot had canceled the annual dyeing in 2020 — and vowed to do the same this year — because of the coronavirus, citing social-distancing concerns over the crowds it typically draws.

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Chicago Teachers, Union Reach a Tentative Proposal to Reopen Schools

Posted by Mary Chastain on February 08, 2021 12 Comments

The Chicago Public Schools (CPS) and the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) have a proposal to return to the classroom for the first time since March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The CTU insisted the two sides still need "a formal agreement." They consider the proposal a "framework that all of our members must first review and assess."

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CDC Director Punctures Chicago Teacher Union Claims, Says Vaccinations ‘Not a Prerequisite’ to Safely Reopen Schools

Posted by Mary Chastain on February 03, 2021 21 Comments

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Rochelle Walensky said that schools are safe even if the teachers are not vaccinated. Walensky's announcement puts a dent in the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) argument to not return to the classroom.

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University of Chicago Considering Creation of ‘Critical Race Studies’ Department

Posted by Mike LaChance on February 02, 2021 5 Comments

"effective teaching and research on race at the University of Chicago requires a Department of Critical Race Studies"...

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Chicago Public Schools Continue Remote Learning With Two-Day ‘Cooling Off’ Period

Posted by Mary Chastain on February 02, 2021 21 Comments

Chicago Public Schools (CPS) and the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) called for a two-day break after officials pulled off one agreement. Students K-8th grade have not attended in-person class since March 2020 due to COVID-19. CPS wanted to open schools in January, but the union has made it difficult by insisting officials have not met any demands.

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No Deal Between Chicago Schools, Union Could Lead to Lockout or Strike

Posted by Mary Chastain on February 01, 2021 25 Comments

The talks between Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot, Chicago Public Schools (CPS), and the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) fell apart on Sunday, leaving the kids without a deal and sets up a potential teacher strike and lockout. Students have not been in the classroom since March 2020 when everything shut down due to COVID-19.

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Chicago Teachers Union Votes Not to Return to Schools as Parents Beg Teachers to Reconsider

Posted by Mary Chastain on January 25, 2021 33 Comments

The Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) voted not to return to classes on Monday, January 25, citing safety issues despite the fact that schools around the state and nation have opened without too many problems. Chicago Public Schools (CPS) said that 130 private and parochial schools along with 2,000 learning centers returned to classrooms in the fall.

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Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot Joins NY Gov. Cuomo on “Reopen Economy” Bandwagon

Posted by Leslie Eastman on January 16, 2021 17 Comments

It appears that Biden's teleprompter requires a new script. At a Delaware event on Friday, Biden says the U.S. is in the middle of a very dark winter due to the coronavirus pandemic.

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