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Important research and reporting by PEN America here quantifying the legislative push to restrict classroom lessons, revealing conclusive evidence of a trend Antonia Hylton documented in our “Grapevine” podcast: Anti-CRT activists pivoted hard toward anti-LGBTQ policies in 2022/23.

The brilliant staff laid off today, all of whom I love and respect, in no particular order:
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A Black woman in Mississippi reported her son missing and went 7 months with police telling her they couldn’t find him.

She sent them photos, begged for updates, and implored them to put his story on the news.

It turns out they knew where he was all along. An hour after he

I texted Antonia Hylton the next day, and we got to work.

The result: Our new podcast, 'Grapevine,' was released yesterday.

You can listen to the first two episodes by clicking here: link.chtbl.com/grapevine_tw

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🧵Last August, I was listening to a feed of a heated North Texas school board meeting while juggling my nightly dad duties.

Which is why I was getting my 3-year-old to bed when I heard a mom make a shocking statement that Antonia Hylton and I have now spent a year investigating. 1/

Just learned about a fascinating new podcast while waiting for an elevator.

State Sen. Shevrin Jones, a Black Democrat from Miami, told NBC News, 'How much can we allow the governor to keep his foot on our neck and not say anything?' nbcnews.com/politics/2024-…

A woman who survived the racist shooting in Buffalo offered advice to those who survived the Jacksonville shooting:

“Find the support that you need from whomever is willing to support you.' nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/ja…

This may be the best reporting on a climate disaster that I have ever seen. nbcnews.com/news/asian-ame…

Kimberly Mata-Rubio, the mother of a child killed during the mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas, has announced her bid for mayor of the city

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New: Tony Bennett, who died today at 96, fought for racial justice for decades.

He resisted segregation in the U.S. Army during WWII. He joined Martin Luther King's march from Selma to Montgomery. He refused to perform in apartheid South Africa. >>nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/to…

Search warrant executed in Tupac Shakur homicide case, Las Vegas police say

By David K. Li, ⁦Michelle Garcia⁩ & ⁦Gemma⁩ nbcnews.com/news/us-news/s…