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Published: 5/3/2021 8:00:06 AM The Louisiana state legislature is about to kill its version of H.B. 544, which prohibits talking about “divisive concepts related to sex and race in state contracts, grants, and training programs.” The Louisiana bill faltered after Ray Garofalo Jr., its Republican white male sponsor, arguing for the bill, mentioned the “good, bad and ugly of slavery.” No African American would combine the words good and slavery. Garofalo’s word choice demonstrates how racial experiences affect our language and actions. NH Reps. Keith Ammon, Glenn Cordelli and Jason Osborne, a trio of Republican white males, are sponsoring H.B. 544. It’s such an assault on free speech that Republican Gov. Chris Sununu said he would veto it. The majority of the NH House voted to table the bill, which would have effectively killed it. But the trio, who contend there is no systemic racism in New Hampshire, used the system to insert the bill into the budget. ....