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The Beat with Ari

GOP pushing bill to ban teaching history of slavery

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As the GOP seeks to suppress classroom lessons about racism and slavery, parts of academia are aligning with their right-wing rhetoric. The University of North Carolina now drawing backlash after denying Pulitzer prize-winning journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones a tenured position. MSNBC’s Dr. Jason Johnson, who attended UNC, discusses the GOP’s hypocrisy with Jelani Cobb and Errin Haines.May 21, 2021

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