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Battle for the 2024 mom vote comes to Philadelphia

People for the American Way, a progressive advocacy group, is organizing demonstrations outside the Moms for Liberty conference with help from allied groups including the Campaign for Our Shared Future, MomsRising, and Red, Wine & Blue. A “Drag Queen Story Hour”...

Op-Ed: Lessons for Becoming a Public Scholar

Academics at many colleges and universities today face an uncertain future. Rising tuition and falling enrollments, the lack of tenure-track positions, the dwindling student interest in the humanities in favor of business and STEM degrees, and growing questions about...

Commentary: Banning books is a futile practice serving no deed

Last March, I was invited by Christine Pearl ’11 to facilitate a book club session on my second favorite Toni Morrison novel, “Beloved.” The session was an extension of the efforts of the nonprofit organization Red Wine & Blue, whose mission is to empower and...

PRESS RELEASE: On Day Education Board Meets to Enact DeSantis’ Extreme Agenda, FL Moms Release Six-Figure Ad Buy to Stand Up and Fight Back – Especially With Suburban Women

“We may just be moms, but come November, you’ll be just a former governor.” Suburbs across Florida, October 19, 2022 - Today, Red Wine & Blue released “Just Moms,” a new ad featuring Florida moms fighting back against Ron DeSantis’ education extremism. The ad,...

How to protect schools from right-wing extremists

Reader Commentary in the Balitmore Sun. My thanks to Dhruvak Mirani for his clear and extensive commentary on the current right-wing attacks on public education (“Don’t get distracted by Dan Cox; Maryland boards of education are under threat from right-wing...

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Read This: The Costs of Conflict

Between 2021 and 2024, more than 300 bills were introduced in state legislatures to ban books, restrict schools from teaching about race and racism, and set restrictive policies for LGBTQ+ students. It’s all part of an extremist effort to attack our public schools...

Do This: The Truth About Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI)

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) programs have a long history of preventing discrimination in the U.S. And it’s been proven that even if each DEI program isn’t meant for us individually, on the whole, they make things better for everyone. Unfortunately,...

Watch This: The Truth About Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI)

On his first two days back in office, Donald Trump issued executive orders to: End Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) programs in the federal government. Investigate private companies and discourage them from continuing their DEI programs. Well, that threat was...

Read This: The Truth About Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI)

You’ve probably heard the term “DEI” — an acronym for "Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion" — a lot lately. Far-right extremists are attacking the concept and want to end DEI programs for good. Unfortunately, their plan is working. Companies like Walmart and Target have...