SACRAMENTO, CA — Following reports that activists were pushing the introduction of Black English in California preschools, Governor Gavin Newsom proudly proclaimed: "We finna teach da' homies Black English, yo!"
The family of Nolan Xavier Wells is launching an independent investigation into the circumstances surrounding the 18-year-old’s death.
Professor Penn and Royce White sit down with Sir Don Allen for a hard look at Minneapolis, George Floyd Square, and the broken promises made to local business owners left behind by city leadership. Allen traces the Twin Cities from the thriving neighborhoods of the 1970s to today’s education crisis, arguing that the collapse is not rooted in the children, but in failed leadership, political protection, weak discipline, and systems that reward dependency over achievement. The conversation digs into Minneapolis and St. Paul public schools, where proficiency rates, classroom safety, teacher protections, and union priorities reveal a system more interested in managing failure than producing independent, capable students. Royce connects the…
Professor Penn and Royce White use America’s 250th anniversary to trace the country’s fight for self-governance from the founding, through the Civil War, and into today’s political realignment. The episode frames slavery, abortion, tariffs, banking, manufacturing, and empire as recurring battles over who controls life, labor, money, and national destiny. Penn argues that the Civil War was not only about slavery, but also about competing visions of political economy: agrarian free trade versus the American System of tariffs, national banking, and domestic infrastructure. Royce pushes the conversation into the present, warning that single-issue politics, whether rooted in abortion, race, taxes, or money, can become a form of…
Royce White sits down with Sir Don Allen for a raw, local history lesson on Minneapolis, George Floyd Square, and the collapse of institutions that once held neighborhoods together. Allen begins with Edwin Read’s fight as a small business owner near George Floyd Square, arguing that city leaders and nonprofit power structures left real businesses behind while political promises went unkept. The conversation moves back into 1970s Minneapolis, when neighborhoods like 38th and Chicago had schools, businesses, police relationships, family structure, and community trust that Allen says have since been broken apart. From there, Allen uses his experience as an educator to expose what he sees as the deeper crisis inside Minneapolis and St. Paul…
In his withdrawal notice, Platner said "people are desperate for change" and that's why they made him the Democratic nominee. Now, Maine Democrats have to pick someone to replace him by July 27.
The Trump administration is demanding that Iran issue a public statement acknowledging the Strait of Hormuz is open and committing to stop firing on commercial ships. - The message has been conveyed directly and through regional mediators , three U.S. officials said in a briefing with reporters Friday. Why it matters: The administration says Iran violated the memorandum of understanding (MOU) it signed with the U.S. three weeks ago by repeatedly firing on commercial vessels in and around the strait. - The attacks triggered several exchanges of fire and pushed the fragile agreement closer to collapse, with President Trump declaring the ceasefire "over" this week. - U.S. officials argue that Iran's failure to honor such a…
The two companies struck a deal in 2024 to offer A.I. services on Apple devices, but their partnership has soured.
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