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French education minister declares war on American ‘wokeism’
The French government has declared war on U.S.-imported “wokeism,” with the education minister warning that the left-wing ideology is what contributed to the rise of former U.S. President Trump. “The [French] Republic is completely contrary to wokeism,” French Education Minister Jean-Michel Blanquer said in an interview last week with Le Monde, according to a translation by Politico. “In the United States, this ideology provoked a reaction and led to the rise of Donald Trump. FRANCE REJECTS AMERICAN ‘WOKE’ CULTURE THAT IS ‘RACIALIZING’ COUNTRY “France and its youth have to escape that,” he said. Blanquer is leading a new government think tank, Le Laboratoire de la République, which is tasked with promoting…
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Black Tourism Experts Demand Travel Confront American Racial Reckoning
Historians say racial unrest could challenge museums to confront American’s true history. Experts told Insider travelers are demanding more diversity and inclusion from tourism operators. Black tourism advocates say that challenge presents opportunity for Black-owned businesses. Loading Something is loading. Christy Coleman got her first full-time job at a museum built among housing projects in Baltimore. But museum leaders, who were mostly white, discouraged her from engaging with the local, Black community – who they seemed determined to ignore. “[The museum] had actually built a wall around itself to ensure no interaction with the immediate community,” Coleman told Insider. “This was a museum that was devoted to the history of…