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(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Jamaal Abdul-Alim, The Conversation and Jusneel Mahal, The Conversation (THE CONVERSATION) Of all the subjects taught in America's public schools, few have become as contentious as U.S. history. At least 37 states have adopted new measures that limit how America's undeniable history of racism – from chattel slavery to Jim Crow – can be discussed in public school classrooms. Educators in certain states face laws that restrict cla...
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Two additional gunshot victims have emerged from a weekend shooting at a Kansas nightclub, bringing the total number of injured people to 11, Wichita police said Monday. Meanwhile, a St. Louis-area man was arrested in connection with the shooting, and police are working to "identify all individuals involved in the shooting and hold them accountable," according to a news release. Several shooters opened fire just before 1 a.m. Sunday inside the City Nightz club in downtown Wichita, according to police. Seven people were i...
NEW YORK (AP) — "Space Disco Cowboy." "Yacht Shabbat." "Burning Man Formal"? More couples are tossing tradition when it comes to what wedding guests should wear, to some befuddlement among invitees. Maggie Long, 34, recently attended the nuptials of a close friend in a low-key Denver lounge. The suggested dress? "Dive Bar Semiformal." "I love a theme," said Long, who lives in New York. "It's fun that people aren't taking weddings so seriously, but I had no idea what that meant." After exchanging thoughts for months with the officiant, who is a...
