Tatishe Nteta challenges us to imagine a more united and egalitarian America W.E.B. Du Bois famously said that the problem of the 20th century was the problem of the color line. I think that’s true as well for the 21st century
Teaching “Introduction to American Politics” via Zoom from the attic of his home, UMass Amherst Associate Professor of Political Science Tatishe Nteta grabs the attention of more than 150 students as he discusses thought-provoking historical cases that relate to current affairs with his characteristic upbeat energy. “Someone’s peaceful protest is another person’s terrorism,” he says, contrasting the FBI’s mobilization in response to the Black Lives Matter movement with the lack of preparedness ahead of the January 6 Capitol insurrection. “Get ’em Prof!” writes a student in the class’s chat window.
Duke students advocate for LGBTQ+ community in NC as lawmakers consider discriminatory bills
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It was in the WNBA bubble the Wubble that New York Liberty guard Layshia Clarendon made the decision. The Wubble was a stressful experience for Clarendon. For one, they were living through a pandemic. For another, life at the IMG Academy in Bradenton, Fla., was very small. Clarendon shuffled among their villa, the gym and games, like
Groundhog Day designed for a professional athlete. They had also left their pregnant wife at home. (Clarendon alternately uses she, he and they pronouns.)
In her little time off, Clarendon became the face and the force behind the WNBA’s Say Her Name campaign, thinking about and talking about Black death on a near constant basis, busy with calls and webinars and brainstorming sessions. It was important work, and Clarendon felt called to do it, but it was draining, too. And there was another stressor that was draining Clarendon, one he wasn’t posting about on social media or sharing in postgame interviews: He couldn’t stop thinking a
Experts said anti-LGBT+ lawsuits against trans athletes could evapourate under the Biden administration. (Envato)
Experts are hopeful that lawsuits against trans athletes who want to compete as the correct gender could “evaporate” under president Joe Biden.
Last year, Idaho was supported by Donald Trump in becoming the first state in the US to pass a law banning schools and colleges from letting trans athletes from taking part in girls’ sports as their correct gender identity.
However, it was blocked from being implemented while a legal challenge against the “hateful, unconstitutional” anti-trans law, brought by American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Idaho, takes place.
Activists: Biden’s Embrace of Transgender Athletes a Blow to Women’s Rights
18 Jan 2021
President-Elect Joe Biden’s promise to embrace transgender ideology will likely include supporting biological men who say their gender identity is female to compete in sports against biological women.
Attorneys representing transgender athletes and women athletes expect Biden’s Department of Education to reverse course in two lawsuits in Idaho and Connecticut that the Trump administration had backed to protect women’s rights.
The Associated Press (AP) reported on the ongoing legal battles:
Transgender athletes are getting an ally in the White House next week as they seek to participate as their identified gender in high school and college sports although state legislatures, Congress and the courts are all expected to have their say this year, too.
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