Category Archives: BlackLivesMatter

Wake County PTA Council holding “Diversity and Equity Inclusion Conference”

Posted on March 13, 2021 by A.P. Dillon

What do your Parent Teacher Association (PTA) dollars pay for in Wake County? According to an email from the Wake County PTA Council announcing a “Diversity and Equity Inclusion Conference”, those dollars may be funding sessions such as “Male engagement,” “Transgender 101,” and becoming an “LGBTQ+ Youth Ally.” Continue reading →

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NCAE regional representative boasts about sending “White Fragility” book to State Supt.

Posted on September 18, 2020 by A.P. Dillon

A regional representative of the N.C. Association of Educators (NCAE) boasted in a tweet about sending a book called “White Fragility” to outgoing Supt. Mark Johnson. Continue reading →

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Orange County Schools “Equity” resolution includes Black Lives Matter

Posted on September 16, 2020 by A.P. Dillon

The Orange County Public Schools Board of Education recently passed a resolution that includes “next steps” towards “equity in education” for the district. That resolution includes phrasing about the Black Lives Matter movement. Continue reading →

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NCAE President promotes “Pledge to Participate” in Black Lives Matter at School “Year of Purpose”

Posted on September 13, 2020 by A.P. Dillon

The president of the N.C. Association of Educators is actively promoting a petition where teachers must pledge to participate in social justice and political activism in the classroom through “Black Lives Matter at School’s Year of Purpose” activities. Continue reading →

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Petition calls for Wake County Schools to remove Black Lives Matter website, training

Posted on August 16, 2020 by A.P. Dillon

A petition with over 1,260 signatures is calling on Wake County Public Schools to remove Marxist Black Lives Matter curriculum and training and to “cease providing politically biased material promoting BLM content to children and teachers.”

Specifically mentioned in the petition is the removal of a Black Lives Matter themed website created by the district’s Office of Equity Affairs that was first reported by A.P. Dillon on June 12 of this year. Continue reading →

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NC State Board of Ed hold on Social Studies changes, will include Social Justice and Racial Issue

Posted on July 10, 2020 by A.P. Dillon

At the monthly State Board of Education meeting on July 8, the board postponed a vote on alterations to the state’s social studies standards to add more content on “hard truths” about slavery, racism in addition to current changes which will include “perspectives of racial, ethnic, gender, and identity minority groups.” Continue reading →

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