Raceology

Black parent ‘insulted’ by district's proposal to lower admission standards of selective prep school Story by Joshua Nelson   •   Yesterday 2:30 PM A parent spoke out  against school district officials'  proposal to lower the admission standards of a selective public prep school in "order to increase diversity.A mom of two named Sylvia Nelson told a local news outlet she is "insulted" by  Cincinnati Public Schools  (CPS) plan to lower the admission standards of Walnut Hills High School, a prep school for grades 7-12. "As an African American parent, I'm insulted because I don't believe standards need to be lowered for African Americans to get into Walnut," Nelson  told local news outlet WKRC on Monday . "It was under the auspices of having more African Americans at Walnut Hills."  Nelson is  a parent of two students  at Walnut Hills High School and participates in the Instructional Leadership Team (ILT) and Local School Decision Maki...

White supremacist propaganda hits record levels Story by Troy Smith • 7h ago The number of documented white supremacist incidents reached an all-time high in 2022, according to a report published last week by the Anti-Defamation League. Why it matters: Ohio ranked third among all states for documented white supremacist events and gatherings. The big picture: The ADL's Center on Extremism identified 6,751 cases where white supremacist groups distributed "racist, antisemitic and anti-LGBTQ+" materials across the country in 2022, a 38% increase from 2021. The ADL also documented 167 white supremacist events and gatherings during the year, a 55% increase from the 108 recorded in 2021. Context: White supremacist propaganda has been rising nationwide for several years. It nearly doubled from 2019 to 2020 and jumped more than 120% from 2018 to 2019. Zoom in: Ohio saw 185 incidents related to white supremacist groups in 2022, up from 135 in 2021, per the ADL. Incidents ranged ...

US six-year-old who shot teacher won't be charged A six-year-old boy who shot his teacher in a primary school in the US state of Virginia is unlikely to be charged, a prosecutor has said. But authorities in the city of Newport News have yet to decide if any adult will face criminal charges in the case. Police have said the child brought the gun in his backpack to Richneck Elementary School on 6 January. Abigail Zwerner, a 25-year-old teacher, was shot in the hand and chest, but survived. On Wednesday, Newport News Commonwealth's Attorney Howard Gwynn told NBC News that his office would not seek charges against the boy. He said the "prospect that a six-year-old can stand trial is problematic" because the child is too young to understand the legal system. "Our objective is not just to do something as quickly as possible," Mr Gwynn added. "Once we analyse all the facts, we will charge any person or persons that we believe we can prove beyond a reasonable d...