| | During a Democrat Party presidential primary debate before the [[2020 presidential election]], California senator [[Kamala Harris]] confronted then frontrunner former VP Joe Biden over his role in repealing sections of the [[1964 Civil Rights Act]] that restored funding to schools refusing to integrate with [[Black]]s after the 1954 ''[[Brown vs. Board of Education]]'' desegregation order.<ref>[https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/kamala-harris-says-she-was-a-victim-of-bidens-racial-policies 'That little girl was me': Kamala Harris says she was a victim of Biden's anti-busing racial policies], by Ellie Bufkin, ''Washington Examiner'', June 27, 2019.</ref> The Biden Amendment,<ref>[https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2015/08/joe-biden-integration-school-busing-120968_full.html How a Young Joe Biden Turned Liberals Against Integration], By JASON SOKOL, ''[[Politico]]'', August 04, 2015.</ref> originally written by segregationist Democrat Sen. [[James Eastland]], but with Biden's name on it with few modifications, restored federal funding for schools that refused to comply with court ordered desegregation and busing.<ref>[http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2019/03/joe-biden-record-on-busing-incarceration-racial-justice-democratic-primary-2020-explained.html Will Black Voters Still Love Biden When They Remember Who He Was?], By Eric Levitz, ''Intelligencer'', Mar. 12, 2019.</ref> Harris told [[MSNBC]]'s [[Chris Matthews]]: {{quotebox|If those segregationists would have had their way, I would not be a member of the United States Senate, and I certainly would not be a serious candidate for President of the United States. ... Barack Obama would not have been in a position to appoint Joe Biden Vice President of the United States. So the consequences of their actions were very real, and on the shoulders of the history of our country of really a very bad, awful, dark, dangerous, and lethal time.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6p23VyNxnOQ&feature=youtu.be</ref>}} | | During a Democrat Party presidential primary debate before the [[2020 presidential election]], California senator [[Kamala Harris]] confronted then frontrunner former VP Joe Biden over his role in repealing sections of the [[1964 Civil Rights Act]] that restored funding to schools refusing to integrate with [[Black]]s after the 1954 ''[[Brown vs. Board of Education]]'' desegregation order.<ref>[https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/kamala-harris-says-she-was-a-victim-of-bidens-racial-policies 'That little girl was me': Kamala Harris says she was a victim of Biden's anti-busing racial policies], by Ellie Bufkin, ''Washington Examiner'', June 27, 2019.</ref> The Biden Amendment,<ref>[https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2015/08/joe-biden-integration-school-busing-120968_full.html How a Young Joe Biden Turned Liberals Against Integration], By JASON SOKOL, ''[[Politico]]'', August 04, 2015.</ref> originally written by segregationist Democrat Sen. [[James Eastland]], but with Biden's name on it with few modifications, restored federal funding for schools that refused to comply with court ordered desegregation and busing.<ref>[http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2019/03/joe-biden-record-on-busing-incarceration-racial-justice-democratic-primary-2020-explained.html Will Black Voters Still Love Biden When They Remember Who He Was?], By Eric Levitz, ''Intelligencer'', Mar. 12, 2019.</ref> Harris told [[MSNBC]]'s [[Chris Matthews]]: {{quotebox|If those segregationists would have had their way, I would not be a member of the United States Senate, and I certainly would not be a serious candidate for President of the United States. ... Barack Obama would not have been in a position to appoint Joe Biden Vice President of the United States. So the consequences of their actions were very real, and on the shoulders of the history of our country of really a very bad, awful, dark, dangerous, and lethal time.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6p23VyNxnOQ&feature=youtu.be</ref>}} |
| | + | A [[Denver]] elementary school faced immense backlash after planning to host a segregated "Families of Color Playground Night."<ref>Teh, Cheryl (December 14, 2021). [https://www.insider.com/denver-school-gets-flak-for-families-of-color-playground-night-2021-12 A Denver elementary school is facing backlash for planning a 'Families of Color Playground Night']. ''Insider''. Retrieved December 17, 2021.</ref> The move was condemned by Dr. [[Carol Swain]], a former professor of Political Science and Law.<ref>December 16, 2021. [https://www.msn.com/en-us/video/tunedin/dr-carol-swain-rips-progressives-after-denver-school-hosts-families-of-color-playground-night/vi-AARSgDg Dr. Carol Swain rips progressives after Denver school hosts 'families of color' playground night]. ''Fox News'' via ''MSN''. Retrieved December 17, 2021.</ref> A civil rights group, Parents Defending Education (PDE), filed a complaint against the Colorado elementary school, in which the lawsuit stated: "PDE makes this complaint as an interested third-party organization that opposes racial discrimination and political indoctrination in America’s schools."<ref>Downey, Caroline (December 17, 2021). [https://news.yahoo.com/colorado-illinois-school-districts-sued-201449034.html Civil Rights Complaints Filed against Colorado, Illinois School Districts for Racially Segregating Students]. ''National Review''. Retrieved December 17, 2021.</ref> |