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A right-wing nonprofit media company called PragerU is facing backlash after a resurfaced video downplayed slavery amid talks that it could become the new PBS. The clip, featuring a cartoon version of Christopher Columbus, suggests the institution of slavery was “as old as time and has taken place in every corner of the world.” In […] The post This The New PBS?! Viral Kids Cartoon Teaches Slavery As ‘No Big Deal’, Company’s Co-Founder Wants To Indoctrinate Children With Right-Wing Ideology appeared first on Bossip.

The Department of Education sent universities several memos threatening to withhold federal funding from universities with DEI initiatives.

On Aug. 10, Alfred Brooks, a teacher at Charles Drew High School in Clayton County, Georgia, shared a now-viral video of himself joyfully greeting and "dapping up" his fellow Black male teachers.

Black unemployment hits 7.2%, signaling broader economic challenges ahead. Discover why this trend serves as an early warning for systemic issues and opportunities.

Columnist Corey Richardson discusses his enjoyment of the HBO Max show 'The Gilded Age' and how the Black stories resonate with him.

A Florida traffic stop where a cop punched a Black man in college went from clearly showing excessive force to being ruled failure to comply.

WalletHub's latest survey reveals the best and worst U.S. school systems. Discover which states excel in education quality, funding, and graduation rates this back-to-school season.

Pete Hegseth is a member of the Congregation of Reformed Evangelical Churches, an organization built on a Christian Nationalist doctrine.

The president claims his deployment of the National Guard is about crime. The truth? It’s about control—and silencing the people who call this city home.

New York City mayoral candidate Andrew Cuomo personally attacked Democratic candidate Zohran Mamdani over his goals for affordable housing, leading Mamdani to fire back.

Some people are misguided and quick to throw shade at our Black elders while standing on the very foundations they built.

As we’ve come to understand year after year, day after day even, death is unfortunately an inevitable part of life. Still, as much of a fact as that may be, the blow of experiencing loss never gets any easier, nor does reporting on the subject in Black culture.