How Should We Remember 9/11?
Beth Kwiatek & Henry-Louis Taylor September 11, 2023 How should we remember 9/11? It is a day for remembering and honoring. It is a day for learning lessons from the past. It...
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Ron DeSantis’ ban of school diversity programs is coming to these states next
A number of conservative leaders argue diversity programs are working to “indoctrinate” young people. Bianca Quilantan May 17, 2023 Read the full article here Politico
Defending Knowles right to speak smacks of cowardice
By Beth Kwiatek The UB President, Satish K. Tripathi and the Editorial Board of the Buffalo News were wrong to defend the presence of Michael Knowles, the “intellectually bankrupt bombast” who speaks “noxious content”...
Another Voice: City’s lack of planning was obvious and its response was inadequate
Mayor Byron Brown shouldn’t waste money on a study by NYU’s Wagner School to study the city’s response to the Blizzard of 2022. He only needs to talk to the residents. Beth Kwiatek January...
Another Voice: Brown and his party disrespect the tenets of Democracy
By Beth Kwiatek
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Byron Brown’s write-in campaign and the Democratic Party’s lack of support and protection for India Walton reflect a dangerous and growing trend within our nation: the subversion of democratic rule. Alarmingly, they have disguised those actions, including Brown’s behavior before and after the primary, as political strategies.
Another Voice: Education, not guilt, is the focus of Critical Race Theory
By Beth Kwiatek
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CRT and whiteness studies argue that racism is not the consequence of the actions of individual racists, but that racism is embedded in the systems of our nation: legal, economic, education, religious and political. These systems all purport the myth of equality, but operate in a way that has always benefited whites and continues to do so.