Critical Race Theory.  Everyone's talking about it, and Florida has recently joined the wave of states falling prey to a movement to silence schools from teaching about systemic racism.  Meanwhile, Congress and President Biden declare Juneteenth a federal holiday.  More like "hollow"day?  It's tea time with special guest Polk County Florida Educator Shawanda Bonner Morgan and hosts Allie Ashmead and Sarah Ray.

Resources Mentioned

• I Am Not Your Negro
• Banished
• A People's History of the United States, Howard Zinn

Hear more from Shawanda on the No Ordinary People Podcast with April Kolman:

• https://aprilkolman.com/2021/04/19/shawanda-bonner-morgan-episode-1/
• https://aprilkolman.com/2021/06/17/honoring-and-learning-about-juneteenth-episode-9/

Apply for Secular Student Alliance Activist Scholarship by Aug 31st

• https://www.fif.show/scholarship

Support Foundation Beyond Belief's "Summer without Hunger" campaign

• https://www.fif.show/fbb

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