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Arlington recognizes Black History Month as a series of events begin with new banners and virtual programming.
An Arlington Human Rights Commission newsletter says the group firmly believes black history is everyone s history and has planned a series of events in observance and celebration of Black History Month.
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Following Select Board approval Jan. 25, the AHRC is unveiling six new banner designs, to be hung along Mass. Ave. in East Arlington. This is in addition to last year s banners, which will hang from Broadway Square to Town Hall. Images of the new banners accompany this announcement.
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Mike Gonzalez, a senior fellow at The Heritage Foundation, is a widely experienced international correspondent, commentator, and editor who has reported from Asia, Europe, and Latin America. He served in the George W. Bush administration, first at the Securities and Exchange Commission and then at the State Department, and is the author of the forthcoming book The Plot to Change America: How Identity Politics is Dividing the Land of the Free. Read his research.
Some governing areas fall neatly under easily recognized policy umbrellas. Relations with other countries come under the auspices of “foreign policy,” and when those relations break down and things end in a shooting war, then the “defense policy” folks come to the forefront.
Dec 18th, 2020 16 min read
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Senior Fellow, Angeles T. Arredondo E Pluribus Unum Fellow
Mike Gonzalez is a senior fellow in Heritage s Allison Center for Foreign Policy and the Angeles T. Arredondo E Pluribus Unum fellow. In this view, membership in official categories (based on sex, race, etc.) is the identity that matters when it comes to rights, responsibilities, and everything else. Colin Anderson Productions pty ltd/Getty Images
Key Takeaways
Identity politics is at the very core of this divide.
Some of the wealthiest families in America such as the Soros, Buffett, and Rockefeller families and much of corporate America are involved in this effort.