As Thanksgiving approaches, we expect to see images of Palestinian-Americans who joyfully celebrate the annual holiday. Posting pictures of elaborate dinner tables full of food: the turkey with the usual side like mash potatoes, yams, canned cranberry sauce, pumpkin pies and stuffing. Then come the images of the happy eaters after they have overindulged. But […]
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Scotland’s Teachers Urged to Take ‘White Privilege’ Test in a Bid to ‘Decolonise’ Schools
September 8th, 2021 Awake Goy
According to Scotland’s Education Secretary Shirley-Anne Somerville, it was vital to embed “anti-racism into the ethos and practice” of the country’s education system. Teachers in Scotland were invited to take “white privilege” tests as a part of the government’s larger efforts to “decolonise” the school curriculum, according to the Times, which cited a […]