How extremist “parental rights” activists are fighting to “indoctrinate” our kids. — MAGA extremists, like the ones who started Parents Defending Education, are always telling on themselves. They are masters of projection. One of the most prominent examples is how they talk about indoctrination in schools. Do a thought experiment with me. When I say the word: plantation, what images do you…

Political activity is heating up across California. The extremist group, the Proud Boys, and other January 6 Insurrectionists are popping up at various Southern California schools to terrorize PRIDE celebrations and deride LGBTQ history. Playing their assigned role in producing political theater for Fox News, the Proud Boys, and other…

Last week was out of control in LA, my “hometown.” The same folks radicalizing Christian Armenian families in Glendale, CA, invited Proud Boys and other Jan 6 insurrectionists to anti-LGBTQ protests at the Glendale Unified School District. It got violent. Media continue to frame these conflicts as being driven…

(This article is reposted on behalf of Defense of Democracy. Join or donate today!) For weeks. Defense of Democracy has been in talks with elected officials in Pennsylvania in regard to Marriott’s hosting of the Moms for Liberty conference in June. Below is the letter sent by Senator Nikil Saval…

Why we need to bring our own mic. — Last year, for the second year in a row, I was grateful to be invited to write a piece for #31DaysIBPOC Blog Series, a month-long movement to feature the voices of indigenous and teachers of color as writers and scholars. …

Last week, huge numbers of protesters showed up at the Tennessee State Capitol. This protest for gun safety led by students and parents is largely being ignored by mainstream media. …

The reviews are in — The Conductor is a hit! — Hey, fam! Everyone is talking about Ishmael Reed’s latest play, The Conductor, about the San Francisco school board recall. (Read the Village Sun’s latest review here.) Reed’s play could not come at a better time. The Conductor tackles timely issues involved in culture wars targeting school boards across the nation: “parent's rights”…

I went down a rabbit hole after reading an article in St. Louis Today by Coleen Schrappen about a right-wing legal attack on a hospital doing work to save the lives of trans teens. First, a little background… First, I want to provide background on what interested me in this story. Apart from the…

The SF Board of Education Recall benefited political grifters and right-wing strategists, yet has produced little progress for SF’s most marginalized students. — This week marked the one-year anniversary of the recall. I wanted to share some thoughts on this anniversary along…