Social Justice Tag

School Board’s Racial Equity Committee Co-Chair Admits to Verbal Attacks on Parents

Posted by Mike LaChance on December 07, 2021 14 Comments

"Some people find my choice of words in that message offensive. But what’s really offensive is that four white parents could hold so much power."...

Rhode Island Theater Company Injects Racial Activism Into “A Christmas Carol” – Gets Upset At Bad Review

Posted by Mike LaChance on December 07, 2021 78 Comments

Trinity Repertory is a professional theater company in Providence, Rhode Island. They recently returned to live performances with a production of 'A Christmas Carol' based on the story by Charles Dickens. The Providence Journal had some issues with the 'woke' aspects of the production in its review, and the company is not happy about it.

Some Universities Now Adopting ‘Trauma-Informed Teaching’ Model

Posted by Mike LaChance on December 06, 2021 8 Comments

“Trauma is not coincidental. It’s connected to larger power structures and systems”...

Student Op-Ed Takes on the Issue of ‘Hostile Architecture’ in Cities

Posted by Mike LaChance on December 06, 2021 9 Comments

“sectioned benches, sub-highway or road spikes or metal studs around fountains or walkways”...

Attempts To Cancel Coastal Carolina University Prof Steve Earnest Were Worse Than We Knew

Posted by Mike LaChance on December 04, 2021 48 Comments

We have covered the story of Coastal Carolina University Professor Steve Earnest extensively, but a new report from the Los Angeles Times has shed new light on the situation. The good news is that Earnest has been reinstated. The bad news is that he was put through hell for nothing.

Investment Program at Washington and Lee U. Largely Shuns White and Asian Male Applicants

Posted by Mike LaChance on December 04, 2021 2 Comments

"with the slim exception of veterans or those with disabilities"...

Duke University Researchers: Farmer’s Markets and Food Charity Belong to White Supremacy Culture

Posted by Mike LaChance on December 03, 2021 7 Comments

"Everyone in the United States is impacted by White Supremacy Culture"...

Alan Dershowitz Warns the Justice System is Being Infected by Identity Politics and Critical Race Theory

Posted by Mike LaChance on November 28, 2021 22 Comments

Professor Alan Dershowitz recently gave an interview to John Solomon of Just the News and claimed that America's justice system is being infected with the radical ideology of Critical Race Theory, not unlike what's happening in education. After watching the left's reaction to the Kyle Rittenhouse trial, it's impossible to disagree.

University of Toronto Offering Social Justice Math Course “Liberating Mathematics”

Posted by Mike LaChance on November 26, 2021 7 Comments

“a daring critique of traditional mathematics, re-imagining of mathematics culture, and more”...

Lehigh University Student Paper Publishes Piece on Thanksgiving Titled “This is Not Our Land”

Posted by Mike LaChance on November 25, 2021 11 Comments

“English settlers threatened, killed and abused the Native Americans to build a ‘New World’ that was already their own”...

‘Experts’ Want You to Stop Using the Word ‘Looting’ to Describe Robberies in San Francisco

Posted by Mary Chastain on November 24, 2021 51 Comments

I AGREE! Just not for the same reason. I want to stop using the term because I stick to definitions. It's all about race for these so-called "experts."...

UNC School of Medicine Embedding Social Justice Policy Through ‘Diversity, Equity and Inclusion’

Posted by Mike LaChance on November 23, 2021 4 Comments

“Task Force to Integrate Social Justice into the Curriculum”...

Student Government at University of Maryland Wants an ‘Intersectionality’ Requirement

Posted by Mike LaChance on November 22, 2021 4 Comments

“in order for there to be, not just a more all encompassing, but also more accurate understanding of the forms of oppression and how they’re intertwined”...

CBS Whistleblower Claims Diversity Officers Told Journalists Not to be Objective

Posted by Mike LaChance on November 18, 2021 51 Comments

In higher education, diversity administrators act as judges, in a sense. They decide what is acceptable speech, what is an acceptable amount of diversity, and have great influence over real policy. This model has apparently moved into media as well. I guess we shouldn't be surprised.

Universities Increasingly Require Loyalty Oaths To “Diversity, Equity and Inculsion” To Be Hired

Posted by Mike LaChance on November 14, 2021 6 Comments

"commitment to merit as the basis for hiring and tenure continues to erode as they increasingly demand adherence to progressive ideology"...

La Crosse, Wisconsin to Host ‘White Privilege Symposium’ in December

Posted by Mike LaChance on November 11, 2021 4 Comments

"to learn about white privilege, racial oppression, critical race theory and other ideas involving ingrained inequities"...

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Some California Schools Ditching Grading System Because Students Are Failing

Posted by Mike LaChance on November 10, 2021 37 Comments

In the old days, meaning about a decade ago, if lots of students were getting Ds and Fs instead of As and Bs, the school might examine the teacher or teachers of those students. The school might try to focus on a better way to teach the failing students. Now they have discovered a much faster and easier method. Just drop the grading system altogether. Problem solved!